Study Minyard Frost & Frost (2000): study ZZ Various nation sets 1995

Public

21-22 aged, college students Romania and USA, 199?

Sample

Respondents

N = 418

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Importance of aspirations

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Inter item correlation a: US +.61, Romenia +.51 b: US +.70, Romenia +.60 c: US +.88, Romenia +.73 d: US +.79, Romenia +.68 Total importance: US +.85, Romenia: +.82

Distribution

a: US: M=4.58, SD=0.54; Romenia: M=4.50, SD=0.57
b: US: M=4.63, SD=0.53; Romenia: M=4.29, SD=0.64
c; US: M=3.62, SD=0.90; Romenia: M=3.54, SD=0.80
d: US: M=3.67, SD=0.89; Romenia: M=3.96, SD=0.79

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on 22 questions about major life aspirations on:
a: self acceptance
   e.g. You will be in charge of your life
b: affiliation
   e.g. You will have good friends that you can count on
c: community feeling
   e.g. You will work to make the world a better place
d: Financial success
   e.g. You will have a job that pays well

Importance rated
1  not at all
.
.
5 very important

Observed Relation with Happiness