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Correlational findings

Study Konwicka (1976): study ZZ Europe 1967

Public
15-40 aged, 6 european countries,
Sample
Respondents
N = 3962
Non Response
Assessment

Correlate

Authors's Label
Homology
Our Classification
Distribution
Range: .16 to .70
Operationalization
Correspondence between expressed wishes for the future and expectations on the issues of:
- believe in religion
- sexual freedom
- attachment to families
- women in leading positions

Correspondence expressed in contingency coefficient C

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a C = - Believe in religion:
The higher the convergence of whishes and expectations the lower happiness (monotonic sequence in all 6 countries).
C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a C = 0 Sexual freedom:
No clear relation between wish/expectation fit and happiness, except Norway where highest correspondence is found among the least happy.
C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a C = 0 Attachment to families:
No clear relation between wish/expectation fit and happiness, except Norway where highest correspondence is found among the least happy.
C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a C = 0 Women in leading positions:
No clear relation between wish/expectation fit and happiness, except Norway where highest correspondence is found among the least happy.