Study Adams (1997): study US 1980
- Public:
- Black Americans, USA, followed from 1980 to 1992
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 623
- Non Response:
- T1: 32%; T2: 19%; T3: 17%; T4:17%
- Assessment:
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Interview: face-to-face
T1: face to face interviews; T2,T3,T4: telephone interviews
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Change over time
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Happiness assessed at
T1: 1980
T2: 1987/1988
T3: 1989
T4: 1992
Observed Relation with Happiness
T2: M=3.20 SD=0.73
T3: M=3.24 SD=0.73
T4: M=3.21 SD=0.77
T2: M=2.07 SD=0.64
T3: M=2.09 SD=0.61
T4: M=2.07 SD=0.65
The divergence in trend of happiness general-satisfaction-item cannot be explained by response bias or other methodological issues