Study Kleiboer (2006): study NL 2001

Public

MS patients and their spouse, The Netherlands, 200?

Sample

Respondents

N = 140

Non Response

12,9%

Assessment

Diary
Self report checklist and an electronic diary kept during 14 days.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Negative reactions of partner

Our Classification

Remarks

Both patients and their spouces kept a structured electronic dairy during 14 days, which they completed at the end of the day

Distribution

0: Patients 30% (N=18), Spouces 21% (N=13)
1: Patients 70% (N=43), Spouces 79% (N=46)
Mean number of days on which negative responses were reported: 2,6

Operationalization

Selfreport on four questions:
Did it happen today that your partner..
a: made disapproving remarks on you
b: avoided you
c: hurt your feelings
d: demended a lot of you?

Rated: 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much)

Coded:
0  no negative reactions at all
1  one or more negative reactions during the 14 day period

Observed Relation with Happiness