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Correlational findings

Study DeHaes et al. (1992): study NL 1987

Public
Breast-cancer patients, The Netherlands, 198?
Sample
Respondents
N = 216
Non Response
75
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
cancer patients under treatment
Our Classification
Remarks
Control group of 'normals' selected from telephone directory in the same regions
Distribution
patients N = 216, normals N = 200
Operationalization
1 Breast cancer patients (new and advanced)
0 normal population control group

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AOL-cw-sq-n-7-a DM = - p < .001 Patients   M = 5,25 SD = 1,2
Normals    M = 5,73 SD = 1,0
Difference    -0,48 A-AOL-cw-sq-n-7-a t. = -4,6 O-SLu-cw-sq-n-7-a DM = - p < .05 Patients   M = 5,50 SD = 1,1
Normals    M = 5,72 SD = 1,0
Difference    -0,22 O-SLu-cw-sq-n-7-a t. = -2.1
Patients rate satisfaction (O-SLu) somewhat higher than affect (A-AOL): t = 3,58  p<.001.
This difference in happiness ratings is not observed among normals