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Correlational findings

Study VanSluijs (2004): study NL 1987

Public
Young adults, followed from age 18 to 30, The Netherlands, 1987-1999
Sample
Respondents
N = 836
Non Response
36,6% (baseline)
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Face to face interviews, questionnaires, telephone interviews (1999)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Got older
Our Classification
Remarks
Happiness assessed at: T1: 1987 when aged 18 to 20 T3: 1991 when aged 22 to 30 T4: 1995 when aged 26 to 34 T5: 1999 when aged 30 to 34
Operationalization
Growing older, from age 18 to 34

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-CO-cy-mq-v-7-b b = B's denote CHANGE in happiness following CHANGE in age in individuals (fixed effects) M-CO-cy-mq-v-7-b b = +.06 p < .001 Interpretation: most Ss got a bit happier between age 18 and 34 M-CO-cy-mq-v-7-b b = +.01 ns B controlled for private life course transitions:
- leaving parental home
- living together/marriage first partner
- divorce from first partner
- living together/marriage second partner
- having first child M-CO-cy-mq-v-7-b b = -.01 ns B controlled for public life course transitions:
- first paid job
- no job M-CO-cy-mq-v-7-b b = -.04 ns additional control for years since transition:
- first paid job
- no job
- leaving parental home
- living together/marriage first partner
- divorce from first partner
- living together/marriage second partner
- having first child M-CO-cy-mq-v-7-b b = -.08 p < .05 additional control for years since transition squared:
- first paid job
- no job
- leaving parental home
- living together/marriage first partner
- divorce from first partner
- living together/marriage second partner
- having first child

Interpretation: Ss who did not experience life transitions over this period became less happy
Unaffected by squaring the above years of transition variables

Unaffected by gender

B's indicate change within individuals over this 12 year period (fixed effect)