Study Lundberg & Kristenson (2008): study SE 2006

Public

45-69 aged, South-East, Sweden, 2006

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 795

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
not explicitely reported

Correlate

Authors's Label

Mastery

Our Classification

Remarks

scales by Pearlin and Schooler (1978)

Operationalization

Selfreport on 7 questions: How strongly do you agree or disagree that:
a: I have little control over the things that happen to me
b: There is really no way I can solve some of the problems I have
c: There is little I can do to change many of the important things in my life
d: I often feel helpless in dealing with the problems of life
e: Sometimes I feel that I’m being pushed around in life
f: What happens to me in the future mostly depends on me*
g: I can do just about anything I really set my mind to*
(*: reverse-scored)

rating scale not reported

Observed Relation with Happiness