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
- Trust in government
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on 3 questions measuring the extent to which the respondent
a: trusted the government not to waste money
b: to do what is right
c: o be run by capable people.
Rated:
1.00 = low
:
5.00 = high trust.
Assessed at T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5
Observed Relation with Happiness
Happiness T1 T2 T3 T4 T5
T1 +.23 +.19 +.15 +.19 +.10 (01)
T2 +.21 +.24 +.20 +.23 +.14
T3 +.18 +.22 +.26 +.22 +.14
T4 +.17 +.19 +.21 +.23 +.17
All tau's significant with p < .001, unless indicated otherwise
T1:1966, T2:1968, T3:1969, T4:1970, T5:1974