Study Thoits & Hewitt (2001): study US 1986

Public

25+ aged, general public, USA, 1986-1989

Sample

Respondents

N = 2867

Non Response

T1: 33% T2: 21%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
At home

Correlate

Authors's Label

Life satisfaction 3 years ago

Our Classification

Distribution

T1: M = 3,75, SD = 0,94. T2: M = 5,36, SD = 1,48
Note that scales are not identical!

Operationalization

Selfreport on slightly different questions

T1: How satisfied are you with your life in general?
5  completely satisfied
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied

T2: How satisfied are you with your life in general?"
1  completely unsatisfied
2  very unsatisfied
3  unsatisfied
4  unsatisfied nor satisfied
5  satisfied
6  very satisfied
7  completely satisfied

T1-T2 difference 3 years

Observed Relation with Happiness