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Correlational findings

Study Hershey & Henkens (2013): study NL 2001

Public
50+ aged, employed, Netherlands, followed 6 years, 2001-2007
Survey name
NL-NIDI work and retirement panel
Sample
Respondents
N = 1388
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
A questionnaire was sent by mailed.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Education
Our Classification
Remarks
T1: 2001, T2: 2006-2007
Distribution
M=12.8, SD=3.41
Operationalization
Selfreport by single question on the number of formal years of education that had been completed.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b b = +.01 p < .05 T2 LEVEL happiness by T1 education

b controlled for T1:
- divorced
- widowed
- never married
- gender
- age
- had supervisor
- self-rated health
- wealth
- perceived pension shortfall
M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b ES = +.06 T1-T2 CHANGE happiness by education

effect size controlled for T1:
- life satisfaction(to capture change)
- had supervisor
- self-rated health
- wealth
- positive health change
- negative health change
- became divorced at T2
- became widowed at T2
- voluntary retire
- retire due to health
- retire due to organization
- retire due to others