Study Costa et al. (1985): study US 1958
- Public:
- Married males, followed ±12 years Baltimore, USA, 1958-1970
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 196
- Non Response:
- Attrition T1-T3: 82%
- Assessment:
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Questionnaire: paper
Closed questions
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Quantity and qualityof friendships
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Obtained by factor analysis.
Factor consisting of 8 items.
Items with high loading:
" My many friends make my life happy and cheerful".
"I have more friends than I ever had before".
"How many friends do you have?"
Questions administered at T1.