Study Smits et al. (1995): study NL 1992

Public:

Elderly, Sassenheim, the Netherlands, 1992

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 119

Non Response:

24,4%

Assessment:

Interview: face-to-face
Interview and additional questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's label

mastery

Our Classification

Operationalization

Selfreport on five items.
Typical question: "I have little control over the things that happen to me."
Five-item version of Mastery scale Pearlin and Schooler.Scale translated by Ormel, Kempen, Steverink et al.

Observed Relation with Happiness