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Correlational findings

Study Hawkins & Booth (2005): study US 1980

Public
Couples, USA, followed 12 years, 1980-1992
Survey name
US-Longitudinal study Instability of marriage over life course
Sample
Respondents
N = 1150
Non Response
35%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Domain satisfactions
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Alpha = .62
Remarks
Assessed at T4 (1992)
Distribution
M=23.84, SD=3.57, Range 6-30
Operationalization
How much satisfaction do you get from …?
Selfreport on satisfaction with
a: neighborhood,
b: job
c: home
d: friends
e: leisure time
f: family.
Rater
1= none
:
5= a great deal

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad r = +.39 p < .001 T4 happiness by T4 summed domain satisfaction O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad r = +.26 p < .001 T1 happiness (1980) by T4 summed domain satisfaction (12 years interval)