Study Faver (1982): study US 1977
- Public
- 22-64 aged women, USA, 1977
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1120
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Family Value Orientation
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- N= 0:463, 1:595
- Operationalization
- Self report on 3 questions:
a The rewards and satisfactions of raising a family are more important to me than anything else.
b I would not take a job that would interfere with the things I like to do with my family
c I can't imagine having a fully satisfying life without having children
Rated: 1 = disagree, 2 = mostly disagree, 4 = mostly agree, 5 = agree
From these scales a dichotomous variable was created measuring:
0 = Low family values
1 = High family values
Observed Relation with Happiness
- High family values M = 4,11 SD = 0,15
- Low family values M = 4,10 SD = 0,05
Difference =+0,01
- High family values M = 3,79 N = 100
- Low family values M = 4,04 N = 166
Difference M= -0,25
- High family values M = 4,18 N = 495
- Low family values M = 4,14 N = 297
Difference +0,04
a) Single childless women M = 3,46 N = 13
b) Married childless women M = 4,73 N = 15
c) Married mothers of preschool
children M = 3,92 N = 91
d) Married mothers of elementary
school children M = 3,97 N = 29
e) Single mothers M = 4,23 N = 13
a) Single childless women M = 4,00 N = 69
b) Married childless women M = 4,27 N = 49
c) Married mothers of preschool
children M = 3,72 N = 36
d) Married mothers of elementary
school children M = 4,54 N = 24
e) Single mothers M = 3,95 N = 20