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Correlational findings

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
Meaningfulness of work
Our Classification
Remarks
T1: Pre-retirement T2: Retired: 6 months later T3: Retired:12 months later
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Factor score based on response to 15 statements designed to measure several aspects of subjective commitment to work from Kilty&Richardson 1988.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-Sum-c-mq-v-5-a CD = . ns T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness by T2 meaningful of work O-Sum-c-mq-v-5-a CD = -.04 s T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness by T3 meaningful of work

dc controlled for
- gender
- age
- married
- education
- occupational status
- health
- income at T2, change income after retirement
- miss work

Only among retirees who had become less happy. No correlation among retirees who had become happier or had stayed equally happy