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
- Neuroticism
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1: 2008/2010, T2: 2012/2014 personality traits were measured with a scale adapted from the MIDI personality scales, an adjective-based measure (Lachman & Weaver, 1997). α = .72 in 2008,; α = ..70 in 2010
- Distribution
- M=1.98, SD=0.62
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on question "Please indicate how well each of the following describes you"
a. moody
b. worrying
c. nervous
d. calm
Rated
1: not at all
2: a little
3: some
4: a lot
Observed Relation with Happiness
PA: b = -.08(05)
NA: b = +.17(001)
Correlation with affect bance not reported, but must be negative and significant.
PA: b = +.01 (ns)
NA: b = +.06 (ns)
Correlation with ABS not reported, but must be negative but not significant.
b coeficients controled for
- T1 Happiness (to capture change)
- T1 Socio-demographics
- age
- gender
- ethnicity
- education
- marital status
- household wealth
- control over finance
- T1 Physical limitations
- T1 Self-rated health
- T1 Personality
- extraversion
- conscientiousness
- agreeableness
- openness to experience
- T1 Perceived impracticability of wanted retirement
b coeficients controled for
- T1 Happiness (to capture change)
- T1 Socio-demographics
- age
- gender
- ethnicity
- education
- marital status
- household wealth
- control over finance
- T1 Physical limitations
- T1 Self-rated health
- T1 Personality
- T1 Perceived impracticability of wanted retirement
Similar across T1 personality types