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Correlational findings

Study Muffels & Kemperman (2011): study XZ Germany West 1984

Public
20-55 aged, women, Germany, 1984-2007
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 90297
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Work-care combinations
Our Classification
Distribution
a: 45.3% b: 15.2% c: 4.5% d: 7.4% e: 9.8% f: 3.9% g: 14% Total N = 5732
Operationalization
Self report on the number of working and caring hours per week:
a: only working
b: only caring
c: caring and working <25h
d: caring >24h, working <25h
e: caring <25h, working >24h
f: caring and working >24h
g: no work no care

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.26 p < .01 ONLY WORKING (vs. no work, no care)
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.25 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.27 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.26 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+D O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.29 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+E O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.16 p < .01 ONLY CARING (vs. no work, no care)
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.17 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.16 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.15 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+D O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.13 p < .05 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+E O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.15 p < .01 CARING AND WORKING <25h (vs. no work, no care)
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.12 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.15 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.15 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+D O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.16 p < .05 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+E O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.09 p < .01 CARING >24h, WORKING <25h (vs. no work, no care)
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.10 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.10 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.10 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+D O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.11 p < .1 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+E O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.21 p < .01 CARING <25h, WORKING >24h (vs. no work, no care)
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.19 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.22 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.21 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+D O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.23 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+E O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.09 p < .05 CARING AND WORKING >24h (vs. no work, no care)
Beta controlled for: Set A O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.08 p < .1 Beta controlled for: Set A+B O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.10 p < .05 Beta controlled for: Set A+C O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.10 p < .01 Beta controlled for: Set A+C+D O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d Beta = +.11 ns Beta controlled for: Set A+C+E O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = CONTROL VARIABLES:
Set A:
- fit between preferred and actual working hours
- importance of having children/success in a job
- marital status
- age
- age squared/100
- number of children 0-15 years
- unemployment rate
- born in east-Germany
- foreigner status
- education
- age youngest child
- objective health O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = Set B: (N = 70859)
- neuroticism
- agreeableness
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
- openness to experience O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = Set C:
- birth cohort O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = Set D:
- interaction: hours match*work orientation O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = Set E:
- interaction: hours match*work-care combinations O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d = Interaction effect with fit between preferred and actual working hours: underworked respondents score lower on SWB (vs good fit & home centered).

Fixed effects analysis yields similar results. O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d =