Study Wong (1985a): study US 1984

Public

Working parents with children <16, USA, 1984

Sample

Respondents

N = 651

Non Response

59-79%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire returned by intra office mail in a sealed envelope

Correlate

Authors's Label

Spouse Support

Our Classification

Error Estimates

alpha =.84

Distribution

Married Fathers: M=3,1, SD=.69, Married Mothers M = 3,0 SD = .74, Single Mothers = NA

Related specification variables

Operationalization

'Think back to your experiences as a working parent over the last two months.How have you spouse helped you to manage? How often in the past two months did your spouse do each of the following?
a. Shared ideas or advice.
b. Helped me to figure out how to solve a problem.
c. Listened to my problems.
d. Was understanding or sympathetic.
e. took over some of my responsibilities when I was especially tired or busy.
F. Rearranges own schedule to fit my needs.
g. Helped me with work for my job. Rated: 1= Never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Often, 5 = Very often

Observed Relation with Happiness