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Correlational findings

Study Staats et al. (1995a): study US 1989

Public
50+aged full time employees, USA, 1989
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 160
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Face to face interview at first session, followed by questionnaires send home at each of the next four sessions with instructions to complete in the evening 1 or 2 days before the next scheduled interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Work conditions
Our Classification
Remarks
Questionnaire completed in the evening. Full text of questions is not reported
Operationalization
Self report on question about how much of a hassle or uplift each of the following events were today
a: Fellow workers
b: Clients/Customers
c: Supervisors
d: Nature of work
e: Work load
f: Job security
g: Meeting deadlines
h: Enough necessity money
i: Enough leisure money

Rated:
0: not at all
1
2
3: a great deal

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.13 ns UPLIFTS
a: Fellow workers
C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.09 ns b: Clients/Customers C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.01 ns c: Supervisors C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.22 p < .01 d: Nature of work C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.06 ns e: Work load C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.24 p < .01 f: Job security C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.10 ns g: Meeting deadlines C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.29 p < .001 h: Enough necessity money C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.32 p < .001 i: Enough leisure money C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.05 ns HASSLES
a: Fellow workers
C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.01 ns b: Clients/Customers C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = -.06 ns c: Supervisors C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = -.10 ns d: Nature of work C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = -.12 ns e: Work load C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = -.09 ns f: Job security C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = +.03 ns g: Meeting deadlines C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = -.30 p < .001 h: Enough necessity money C-BW-c-sq-l-9-a r = -.26 p < .001 i: Enough leisure money