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 methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Repeated grade
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Simple direct question at T1: "Where
you ever kept back a grade?"
1 = yes, 0 = no
Observed Relation with Happiness
T2 happiness: tau = -.01 (ns)
T3 happiness: tau = -.01 (ns)
T4 happiness: tau = -.03 (ns)
T1:1966, T2:1968, T3:1969, T4:1970