Study Reynolds & Nelson (1981): study US 1975
- Public:
- Institutionalized elderly chronically ill males, Los Angeles, USA, 1975-1978
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 193
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
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Multiple methods
Medical records, interviews with the staff, interviews with patients
Correlate
- Authors's label
- survival
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Vital state after assessment of happiness(T1)
0: Dead
a: died in 1-12 month(T2)
b: died in 13-41 month (T3)
1: Still alive after 41 month (T3)
Observed Relation with Happiness
Dead in 1-12 months M=3.03 SD=1.30
Dead in 13-41 months M=2.82 SD=1.29
Still alive after 41 months M=3.06 SD=1.05