Study Gilman & Handwerk (2001): study US 1996

Public

11-14 aged in residential treatment followed 4 months, USA, 1996

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 22

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
The directions were first read aloud prior to completion of the survey. The participants were then allowed to complete the survey at their own pace, with supervisors present to respond to questions as necessary.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Residential treatment

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Time 1: Cronbach's alpha=0,76 Time 2: Cronbach's alpha=0,70

Remarks

Life satisfaction was measured at two points of time of the residential treatment. Time 1: Upon first arrival Time 2: Between 4 to 7 months after arrival at institution

Operationalization

Residential treatment in Father Flanagan's Boy's Home (FFBH) involves the Teaching-Family Model (TFM), in which a highly trained, married couple resides in a large, domestic home with eight school-aged children. The TFM emphasizes a normalized environment in which adolescents are taught a variety of socal, academic, and vocational skills using a token economy motivation system.

Observed Relation with Happiness