Study Trzcinski & Holst (2006): study DE 2001
- Public
- 17 aged, Germany, 2001-2004
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1202
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Personal control
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Cronbach’s alpha = .63
- Distribution
- M = 2.81 SD = 0.47
- Operationalization
- Self report on 6 questions such as:
- I have control over my own destiny
- Success or failure in life is largely a question of fate or luck
- I have often had the experience that others have control over my life.
Responses rated on a 4-step scale
Observed Relation with Happiness
- satisfaction with grades
- perceived of probability of success in education and work
- nationality
- east or west german
- gender
- household composition
- income
- education
- number of important relationships
- relationship with mother
- relationship with father
- mother worked part-time or full-time entire year (vs not)
- months of unemployment of mother in the previous year
- mother’s worries about financial situation
- life satisfaction of mother
b = +.64 means that a 1 point difference in personal control corresponds with 0.64 point difference in happiness on the 0-10 point scale.