Study Bachman et al. (1978): study US 1966
- Public
- Public highschool boys followed 8 years from grade 10, USA, 1966-74
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1628
- Non Response
- 2.8% at T1, 17.2% at T2, 21.0% at T3, 28.9% at T4, 28.5% at T5
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Possesions in home
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- The number of items from a list of 19 which the respondent indicates he has in his home, at T1
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1 happiness: tau = +.04 (ns)
T2 happiness: tau = +.04 (ns)
T3 happiness: tau = +.04 (ns)
T4 happiness: tau = +.02 (ns)
T1:1966, T2:1968, T3:1969, T4:1970