Study Thoits & Hewitt (2001): study US 1986
- Public:
- 25+ aged, general public, USA, 1986-1989
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 2867
- Non Response:
- T1: 33% T2: 21%
- Assessment:
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Interview: face-to-face
At home
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Age
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Self report of age in years.
Observed Relation with Happiness
B controlled for:
-T2 voluntary hours
-sociodemographic variables
-gender
-ethnicity
-education
-income
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
B controlled for:
-T2 voluntary hours
-sociodemographic variables
-gender
-ethnicity
-education
-income
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
B controlled for:
-sociodemographic variables
-gender
-ethnicity
-education
-income
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
-T2 social intergration
-church attendance
-organization attendance
-T1 life satisfaction (Indicating CHANGE in Life satisfaction)
B controlled for:
-sociodemographic variables
-gender
-ethnicity
-education
-income
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
-T2 social intergration
-church attendance
-organization attendance
-T1 Life satisfaction(indicating CHANGE in Life satisfaction)
B controlled for:
-sociodemographic variables
-gender
-ethnicity
-education
-income
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
-T2 social intergration
-church attendance
-organization attendance
-T1 happiness measured by a different item
"My life could be happier than it is now"
B controlled for:
-sociodemographic variables
-gender
-ethnicity
-education
-income
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
-T2 social intergration
-church attendance
-organization attendance
-T1 happiness measured by a differnet item
"My life could be happier than it is now"