Study Harkins (1978): study US 1973
- Public:
- Empty Nest mothers, USA, 1973-1974
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 475
- Non Response:
- 33%
- Assessment:
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Interview: telephone (CATI)
Mail survey and telephone follow-ups
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Empty Nest
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- A: Objective: schoolstage youngest child
1: Pre-empty nest: still in high school
2: Empty nest in transition: graduated 6-18 months ago
3: Post-empty nest: graduated more than 2 years ago
B: Subjective: mothers definition of empty nest as youngest child
1: graduated from high school
2: going away to school
3: having first job
4: moving out
5: gets married
6: gets children
Observed Relation with Happiness
B's controlled for:
- age
- menopausel phase