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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
Health change
Our Classification
Remarks
T1: 2001; T2: 2006-2007
Distribution
M=0.09; SD=0.28
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question:
Did your health situation change during the last 5 years?
1:strongly declined
2 declined
3: no change
4: improved;
5: strongly improved.

Categorized into two variables:
(a) positive health change
  1= yes (4+5)
  0= no (3)
(b) negative health change
  1= yes (1+2)
  0= no (3)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b b = +.10 p < .05 T2 happiness LEVEL by T1-T2 CHANGE health to more positive (vs not) M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b b = -.16 p < .01 T2 happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE health to more negative (vs no)

b controlled for:
- became divorced at T2
- became widowed at T2
- voluntary retire
- retire due to health
- retire due to organization
- retire due to others M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b ES = +.16 T1-T2 CHANGE happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE health to more positive (vs not) M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b ES = +.26 T1-T2 CHANGE happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE health to more negative (vs not)

Effect size controlled for T1:
- life satisfaction(to capture change)
- education
- had supervisor
- self-rated health
- 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