Study Botha et al. (2018): study ZA 2012

Public

16+ aged general public, South Africa, 2012

Survey name

SA-SAS 2012_1

Sample

Respondents

N = 2111

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Attachment (family functioning)

Our Classification

Remarks

FACI8 questionnaire

Operationalization

Self-report on 8 questions:
a: It is easier to discuss problems with people outside the family than with other family members
b: In my family, everyone goes his/her way
c: We have difficulty thinking of things to do as a family
d: Family members feel closer to people outside the family than to other family members
e: It is difficult to get a rule change in my family
f: Family members avoid each other at home
g: Family members are afraid to say what is on their minds
h: Family members pair up rather than do things as a total family

Each rated:
1 = always
2 = more than half the time
3 = half the time
4 = sometimes
5 = never

Observed Relation with Happiness