Study Berry & Williams (1987): study US Indiana 1986

Public

Couples, Indiana, USA, 1986

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 265

Non Response

36% of the eligibles

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Personal interview for one spouse + additional questionnaires for the other spouse and adolescent(s)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Personal management (magagement procedures)

Our Classification

Distribution

Wives: Mean: 64.00, SD: 7.86
Husbands: Mean: 63.55, SD: 11.20

Operationalization

Selfreport on 14 question on household management behaviours such as:
- sets goals
- coordinate activities
- regularly estimates expenditures that family income will have to cover
- meets deadlines
- see both sides

Computation: summation

Observed Relation with Happiness