Study Richardson & Kilty (1991): study US Ohio 1986

Public

Reterees Ohio USA, followed 1 year, 1986-1987

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 222

Non Response

11.2

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Mail and telphone interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Type of adjustment

Our Classification

Remarks

T1: Pre-retirement T2: Retired: 6 months later T3: Retired:12 months later

Distribution

N = A:74, B:44, C:76

Operationalization

T1-T2 CHANGE happiness shortly after retirement
A happiness declined
B happiness increased
C happiness remained stable

Observed Relation with Happiness