Study Headey (2008): study DE 1990

Public

16+ aged, general public, Germany, 1990-2004

Sample

Respondents

N = 3553

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Current priority for life-goals

Our Classification

Error Estimates

T2-T3 over-time correlation: Success goals: r = +.49, Family goals r = +.49, Altruistic goals: r = +.41

Remarks

T1: 1990, T2: 1995, T3: 2004 Assessed at T3. Average importance of ratings, transformed to dummy-variable by split at the mean

Operationalization

Selfreport on questions on perceived importance of goals:
a: being able to buy things
b: fulfilling your potential
c: success in job
d: having children
e: having a good marriage
f: being involved in social and political activities
g: helping other people

Rated: 1 'very umimportant' to 4 'very important

Grouped on the basis of factor analysis
A: zero-sum goals: succes (a+b+c)
B: non-zero-sum goals; family life (d+e)
C: non-zero-sum goals altruism (f+g)

Observed Relation with Happiness