Study Prizmic-Larsen et al. (2009): study HR 2005
- Public
- Adults, general public, Croatia, 2005
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 900
- Non Response
- 31%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview at home by trained interviewers
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Rumination and withdraw
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- Female: M=3,5; SD=1,83; Male: M=3,1; SD=1,72
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question about
behaviors intended to analyse one's own affective states e.g. trying to understand own feelings, thinking about one's feelings and writing about one's feelings.
Rated on a 7-point numerical scale: (1='not at all' to 7='almost always')
Observed Relation with Happiness
Beta's controlled for:
- Age
- Income
- Other coping style:
- Active distraction
- Cognitive engagement
- Behavioral engagement
- Venting and expressing affect
- Passive distraction and acceptance
- Waiting
Note:For time being unhappy: negative correlation for females (ns); positive correlation for males (ns).