Study Berkman (1971): study US Alameda County, California 1965

Public

Adults, general public, Alameda County, USA, 1965

Sample

Respondents

N = 6928

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label

Life stress

Our Classification

Operationalization

9-item index involving:
Childhood stress (4 items)
1: broken homes in childhood (before
   of 15)
2: evaluation of mother and father as
   parents
3: happiness of parents's marriage
   during childhood
4: illness of family members during
   childhood.
Adult stress (5 items):
1: poor interpersonal relations
2: self-evaluated comparative
   financial status
3: physical health
4: parental worries
5: marital satisfaction

Combined into a 17-point scale.

Observed Relation with Happiness