Study Phillips (1967a): study US NewHampshire 1962
- Public
- 21+ aged, general public, New Hampshire, USA, 196?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 600
- Non Response
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- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
at home
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Social participation
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 3-item index of closed questions on frequency of contacts with friends, number of neighbors known and organiza- tional activity.
Observed Relation with Happiness
Females : G = +.22
Catholics : G = +.40
Protestants : G = +.23
Age 21 - 34 : G = +.17
Age 35 - 49 : G = +.22
Age 50+ : G = +.47
Low education : G = +.40
Medium education: G = +.33
High education : G = +.01
Low S.E.S. : d = +.30
Mediuwm S.E.S. : d = +.14
High S.E.S. : d = +.03
When elaborated for S.E.S. and age:
- smallest relationship (d = +.06) among those of
age 21-49 and high S.E.S.
- strongest relationship (d = +.39) among those
of age 50+ and medium or low S.E.S.
In the different S.E.S.-groups unaffected by sex and religous affiliation (see PHILL 1969, p. 17).
Mentally well Ss: G' = +.28 (01)
Mentally ill Ss: G' = +.32 (05)
(see PHILL 1967, p.289)
Index of Negative Affects : G = -.08
Males : Positive affect: G = +.41
: Negative affect: G = +.17
Females : Positive affect: G = +.27
: Negative affect: G = +.00
Catholics : Positive affect: G = +.39
: Negative affect: G = -.01
Protestants : Positive affect: G = +.27
: Negative affect: G = -.07
Age 21 - 34 : Positive affect: G = +.15
: Negative affect: G = -.01
Age 35 - 49 : Positive affect: G = +.27
: Negative affect: G = -.53
Age 50+ : Positive affect: G = +.50
: Negative affect: G = +.16
Low education : Positive affect: G = +.37
: Negative affect: G = -.16
Medium education : Positive affect: G = +.09
: Negative affect: G = +.08
High education : Positive affect: G = +.40
: Negative affect: G = -.03
Low S.E.S. : Positive affect: d = +.41
: Negative affect: d = +.15
Medium S.E.S. : Positive affect: d = +.16
: Negative affect: d = -.09
High S.E.S. : Positive affect: d = +.08
: Negative affect: d = -.11
When elaborated for S.E.S. and age:
- Smallest relationship with positive affect
(d = +.04), and strongest negative relationship
with negative affect (d = -.12) among those of
age 21-49 and high S.E.S.
- Strongest relationship with positive affect
(d = +.33) and strongest positive relationship
with negative affect (d = +.08) among those of
age 50+ and medium or low S.E.S.
In the different S.E.S.-groups unaffected by sex and religious affiliation (See PHILL 1969, p. 10)