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Correlational findings

Study Beja Jr. (2013): study ZZ 2000

Public:
Married women, 44 nations, 2000
Survey name:
WorldValuesSurvey 5
Sample:
Respondents:
N = 14013
Non Response:
Assessment:
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's label
Self-fulfillment
Our Classification
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question: "Being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay".
Rated  1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree):

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.06 ns Upper economy nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.15 p < .01 Middle economy nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.36 p < .01 Lower economy nations

b's controlled for:
INDIVIDUAL characteristics:
- age (+ age squared)
- education
- income
- perceived fatecontrol
- financial satisfaction
- employment status O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.05 p < .01 Upper economy nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.20 p < .01 Middle economy nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.22 p < .01 Lower economy nations

b's additonally controlled for:
NATION characteristics:
- GDP p.c.
- Female labor participation rate (LABOR)

Additonal control for log GDP and log LABOR gives similar results.