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Correlational findings

Study Schilmoeller et al. (1991): study US 1991

Public
Mothers, followed 1 year postpartum, USA, 1991
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 44
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
at home

Correlate

Authors's Label
Quality of Interaction
Our Classification
Remarks
Past of Community Interaction Checklist (Wahler's, 1980b)
Distribution
-Adolescent  mothers: 1 month: M=5.56; 6 months: M=5.68; 12months: M=5.67
-Older mothers: 1 month: M=5.86; 6 months: M=5.77; 12months: M=5.58
Operationalization
Self rating of quality of interactions with e.g kin, friends, baby's father or helping agents.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-c-mq-?-*-a r = +.17 ns Adolescent Mothers
-T1 Quality of Interactions by T3 happiness
O-SLu-c-mq-?-*-a r = +.49 p < .05 -T2 Quality of Interactions by T3 happiness O-SLu-c-mq-?-*-a r = +.56 p < .05 -T3 Quality of Interactions by T3 happiness O-SLu-c-mq-?-*-a r = +.18 ns Older Mothers
-T1 Quality of Interactions by T3 happiness
O-SLu-c-mq-?-*-a r = .23 ns -T2 Quality of Interactions by T3 happiness O-SLu-c-mq-?-*-a r = 61 p < .001 -T3 Quality of Interactions by T3 happinesss