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Correlational findings

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
Years married
Our Classification
Distribution
Wives: Mean: 14.06, SD: 7.82
Husbands: Mean: 13.80, SD: 7.61
Operationalization

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SQL-?-sq-v-7-a r = -.02 HUSBANDS O-SQL-?-sq-v-7-a Beta = -.16 Direct effect O-SQL-?-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.02 Indirect effects

Betas controlled for:
- socio-economic status
  - family income
  - education
  - net worth
- family situation
  - number of children
  - wife's employment
- relation with spouse
  - management procedures
  - communication
  - value agreement