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Correlational findings

Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973 /1

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973/7
Sample
Respondents
N = 222
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Using highly structured questionnaires.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Weeks unhappy_A
Our Classification
Operationalization
Closed question: "Think back over what your life has been like during the past ten weeks. It may help to try to remember some of the specific things that happened to you, or which you did during this period. Your answers should add up to ten weeks. For what part of that time did you feel delighted about your life as a whole?...pleased...most-
ly satisfied...mixed - about equally satisfied and disatisfied...mostly
dissatisfied...unhappy...terrible..."
Measure: number of weeks felt unhappy

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-AO-u-sq-f-7-a r = -.40