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

Support from Supervisor

Our Classification

Remarks

alpha =.88, verbal support alpha = .88, instrumental support alpha =.69

Distribution

Married Fathers: M=1,9, SD=.78, Married Mothers M = 1,9 SD = .79, Single Mothers M=1,9 SD = .80

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Think back to your experiences as a working parent over the last two months.How have your supervisor helped you to manage? How often in the past two months did your supervisor do each of the following?:
Verbal support:
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. Instrumental support:
a. Juggled tasks or duties to accomodate my family responsibilities
b. Switched schedule (hours, overtime, vacation) to accomodate my family responsibilities.

Rated: 1= Never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Often, 5 = Very often, 8 = not applicable

Observed Relation with Happiness