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 methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's label

Impulse to aggression

Our Classification

Operationalization

A mean of the following four items: "I
feel like swearing", "I feel like losing my temper at people", "I feel like being a little rude to people", "I feel like picking a fight or arguing with my parents" Scale: 1.00 = never true to 5.00 = almost always true.
Assessed at T1, T2, T3 and T4

Observed Relation with Happiness