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Correlational findings

Study Janz et al. (2001): study US Michigan 1996

Public
Medical Patients, Michigan, United States, followed 1 year, 199?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 570
Non Response
52%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with mental activities
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at T1 and T2 (12 months difference)
Operationalization
Not reported

1 Same or better
0 Deteriorated

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-cm-sq-v-5-a OR = 2.59 p < .01 CI95[1.46,4.60]

T2 happiness by T1-T2 maintenance or improvement of satisfaction w. mental activities.

Chances for higher happiness level at T2 are >2.5 times higher for those whose satisfaction w. mental activity level improved between T1 and T2.
O-QOL-cm-sq-v-5-a OR = 1.27 ns CI95[0.99,1.66]

T1 happiness by T1-T2 maintenance or improvement of satisfaction w. mental activities.

Chances for higher happiness level at T1 are 1.27 times higher for those whose satisfaction w. mental activity level improved between T1 and T2.