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 asesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Having plans to go to college
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Respondent was asked a series of questions about his future plans at; if he replied he would go to college or graduate school in answer to any one of the questions, he was coded as having college plans. 0 = no college plans; 1 = college plans. Assessed at T1, T2 and T3
Observed Relation with Happiness
Happiness T1 T2 T3
T1 +.08 (05) +.09 (05) +.13 (001)
T2 +.04 (ns) +.10 (01) +.11 (01)
T3 +.01 (ns) +.06 (ns) +.09 (05)
T4 -.00 (ns) +.02 (ns) +.04 (ns)
T1:1966, T2:1968, T3:1969, T4:1970