Study Ryan et al. (2017): study US 2008
- Public
- 44-85 aged, followed 4 years before and after retirement, USA, 2008/12--2010/14
- Survey name
- US-HRS combined waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 716
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Control over finances
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1: 2008/2010, T2: 2012/2014
- Operationalization
- selfreport on how participants feels control over her/his financial situation.
Observed Relation with Happiness
PA: b = +.05 (03)
NA: b = -.03 (03)
Correlation with ABS not reported, but must be positive and significant.
PA: Beta= +.01 (ns)
NA: Beta= -.02 (02)
Correlation with ABS not reported, but must be positive and significant.
b coeficients controled for
- T1 Happiness (to capture change)
- T1 Socio-demographics
- age
- gender
- ethnicity
- education
- marital status
- household wealth
- T1 Physical limitations
- T1 Self-rated health
- T1 Personality
- T1 Perceived impracticability of wanted retirement
Similar across T1 personality types