Study Headey & Krause (1994): study AU 1981
- Public
- 18-65 aged, general public, Victoria, Australia, followed from 1981 to 1989
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 502
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Face-to-face interviews at T1, T2, T3. Mailed questionnaire at T4
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Favourable Events
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Estimated validity coefficient 0.90
- Operationalization
- Number of favourable events mentioned on a 93-item questionnaire on 'events and experiences in the last two years.
Typical items are:
- you took up a new sparetime activity
- you had a financial crisis
- you started a new job
- you failed an important exam
- you ended an extra marital affair
- you made new friends
- you were robbed
Each item rated 'yes' or 'no'