Study Palmore et al. (1979): study US Durham, North Carolina 1968

Public

45-70 aged Durham, USA, followed 6 years 1968-1976

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 375

Non Response

25.3%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Physician examination T1: 1968/70 T2: 1970/72 T3: 1972/74 T4: 1974/76

Correlate

Authors's Label

Psychological resources

Our Classification

Remarks

level of intellectual functioning measured by four subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (Wechsler,1955) a personality factor (anxiety versus adjustment) derived from the Callell 16 PF Scale (Cattell et al., 1970). T1: 1968; T4: 1976

Distribution

1 low psychological resources: 42%
2 middle psychological resources: 41%
3  high psychological resources: 17%

Operationalization

Combination of level of intellectual functioning, including vocabulary, digit symbol, and picture arrangement, and a personality factor (anxiety versus adjustment) at T1, combination score classified as:
3 high  psychological resources
2 middle psychological resources
1 low psychological resources

Observed Relation with Happiness