Study Hoopes & Lounsbury (1989): study US 1985
- Public
- Working adults, USA, before and after vacation, 198?,
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 129
- Non Response
- 23
- Assessment
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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 food/lodging during vacation
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- alpha = .60
- Remarks
- Assessed at T2 during vacation (retrospectively at T3)
- Distribution
- N=122 M=3,52 SD=,69
- Operationalization
- Self report on satisfaction with:
- food
- socializing with other people
- being alone
- getting away from it all
during vacation
Assessed on a 1-7 scale:1 delighted...7 terrible