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

Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Self-esteem

Our Classification

Operationalization

10-item index at T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 of closed questions on being worthwile as a person, having good qualities, being as able as others, not being proud of oneself, having a positive attitude towards oneself, feeling no good at all, being a useful guy, feeling one can't do anything right, doing a job well, having a not very useful life (items from Rosenberg, 1965, and Cobb, 1966)

Observed Relation with Happiness