Study Alexander (1969): study US 1964
- Public
- Schizophrenic males non-hospitalized, Monroe County, New York, USA, 1964-65
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 178
- Non Response
- 28%, most of them patients'or family member refusal
- Assessment
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Register data
Analysis of case registers and clinical interviews with family members
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Social participations
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 3-item index of direct questions on number of organized memberships, frequency of contacts with friends and attending parties.
Observed Relation with Happiness
Stronger in high pathology group (01)
Lower in low pathology group (ns)
Not among those living alone
Stronger among those living with someone else than parents or spouse (boarding house, friends, etc.)
Not among married males living with their spouse
Unaffected by employed status
Index of Negative Affects is related to social participation only among employed individuals living with their family of orientation
_c = -.27 (05)