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Correlational findings

Study Brook et al. (1979): study US Dakota County, Minnesota 1972

Public
Heads of households, Dayton , USA, 1972-1979
Sample
Respondents
N = 3441
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Anxiety
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Internal-Consistency=.88, Test-Retest=.70 with N=437
Distribution
Range 5-30, M=12.11, SD=4.67
Operationalization
Self-report on 5 questions:
During the past month...
a. Have you been bothered by nervousness or your "nerves"?
b. Have you been under or felt you were under any strain, stress, or pressure?
c. Have you been anxious, worried, or upset?
d. Did you feel relaxed, at ease or high strung, tight, or keyed-up?
e. Were you generally tense or did you feel?

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a r = -.37 p < .01