Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Ferree (1976): study US 1974

Public: Working class mothers, USA, 1974
Sample
Respondents: N = 135
Non Response: 25%
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Self-esteem

Our Classification

Distribution

Not feeling competent as a homemaker: housewives = 57 %, working mothers= 67 %
Not feeling competent as a worker: working mothers = 0 %

Operationalization

Feeling competent in the role of homemaker and/or as a worker:
1 Yes
2 No

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

O-SLL-c-sq-n-*-a

D% = +

                         % completely happy
Full time housewives:
- Not feeling competent as homemaker 20 %
- feeling competent as homemaker     27 %
- difference                         +7 %

Working mothers:
- feeling competent as worker but not as homemaker                            24 %
- feeling competent both as homemaker and worker                               33 %
- difference                          7 %