Study Beaman (2010): study CA 2005

Public

Recent retirees, Canada, followed 1 year, 200/-200/

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 327

Non Response

T1:26,8%, T2:12,8%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
completed questionnaires at Concordia University T2: 12 months after T1

Correlate

Authors's Label

Positive and negative social exchanges

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Internal consistency (p,32): Positive interactions alpha= .85; Negative interactions alpha= .91 T1-T2 Internal reliability (p60) T1 positive =.90, negative = .90; T2 positive = .86, negative =.91)

Remarks

(Newsom et al., 2003). T2: 12 months later after T1

Distribution

study 1:
Positive interaction   M=41.03, SD=8.47
Negative interaction M=20,74, SD=7,28

study 2:
T1 Positive interaction   M=41.04, SD=8.23
T1 Negative interaction M=20,45, SD=6,67
T1 Positive interaction   M=41.01, SD=9.04
T2 Negative interaction M=19.64, SD=6,58

Operationalization

The frequency with which older adults experienced positive and negative interactions in the past month was assessed using a 24-item questionnaire, 12 questions assessing positive or negative exchanges
 
Each question begins with the statement "In the past month, how often did the people you know ... ". Examples of endings to the questions for positive and negative social exchanges respectively, include: "do or say things that were kind or considerate toward you?", and "do things that were thoughtless or inconsiderate?"
A positive interaction
B negative interaction

4 very often
3
2
1
0 never

Observed Relation with Happiness