Study Veroff et al. (1981): study US 1976

Public

21+ aged, general public, USA, 1976

Sample

Respondents

N = 2264

Non Response

29%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Sources of worry

Our Classification

Operationalization

Open-ended question: "What kind of things do you worry about?".
Sources mentioned:
a. Economic and material
b. Children
c. Marriage
d. Other interpersonal
e. Job
f. Own health
g. Family's health
h. Independence
i. Personal characteristics
j. Community, national and world
   problems

Observed Relation with Happiness