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Correlational findings

Study Hoopes & Lounsbury (1989): study US 1985

Public
Working adults, USA, before and after vacation, 198?,
Sample
Respondents
N = 129
Non Response
23
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Completed at T1 and T3. Prevacation survey 1 to 2 weeks before vacation (median time 7 days), within a week after they returned to their jobs subjects filled out the postvacation survey form (median time 3 days).

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with marriage/family
Our Classification
Error Estimates
alpha = .91
Remarks
Assessed for three periods: T1: 1 or 2 weeks before vacation T2: during vacation (retrospectively at T3) T3: the week after vacation
Distribution
N=95 M=2,17 SD=1,20
Operationalization
Self report on:
- satisfaction with your marriage
- satisfaction with your own family life - your wife/husband and children if any

Assessed on a 1-7 scale:1 delighted...7 terrible

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.39 p < .05 T1 Life satisfaction by T1 satisfaction with marriage/family O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.48 p < .05 T3 Life satisfaction by T3 satisfaction with marriage/family O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.39 p < .05 T1 Life satisfaction by T3 satisfaction with marriage/family O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.33 p < .05 T1 satisfaction with marriage/family by T3 Life satisfaction