Study Ferree (1984): study US 1971
- Public:
- White married women, USA, 1971-76
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 2541
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Social desirability
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 6-item version of the Crowne-Marlow social desirability scale.Both the affirmation of implausible virtues (e.g. I am always courteous, even to people who are disagreeable) and the denial of plausible faults (e.g. There have been occasions when I've felt like smashing something) contribute to a higher social desirability score.
Low scores indicate less socially desirable responses.
Observed Relation with Happiness
B'controlled for:
- Age
- N of children
- Size of place
- Having child < 6
- Employment
- Education
- Family income
- Husband's job status
- Respondents present or last job status
- Time pressure
Reversed coding in paper : 1 = completely satisfied, 7 = completely dissatisfied
1= very happy, 3 = not too happy