Study Thurnher (1983): study US 1969

Public

People in transition, followed 8 years, Metropolis USA, 1969-77

Sample

Respondents

N = 180

Non Response

Sample attrition: 17%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Lengthy interviews

Correlate

Authors's Label

Change in happiness

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Index (HAP 3.2) consisting of:
- "Dissatisfied" and "unhappy"   responses on the Block (1961)     Adjective Rating List
-  Overall happiness
-  Present-year score on the   Life-Evaluation Chart

Assessed at T1 (1969) and T2 (1977)

Observed Relation with Happiness