Study Smits et al. (1995): study NL 1992
- Public
- Elderly, Sassenheim, the Netherlands, 1992
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 119
- Non Response
- 24,4%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Interview and additional questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- social inadequacy
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Cronbach alpha= .77
- Remarks
- Data available for 76 Ss, only 30 in multiple regression alalysis.
- Distribution
- M= 7,92 (sd= 4,57)
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on 10 items.
Typical item: "I am shy in the company of strangers."
Observed Relation with Happiness
negative affect = -.34 (05)
- gender
- sense of coherence
- neuroticism
- mastery