Study Venkatraman (1995): study IN Chennai 1988

Public

Elderly marrieds, Madras, India1988

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 207

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
mode of assesment not reported, assumed face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Social support

Our Classification

Distribution

Aa:  Spouse loves                  M = 4,20
         Spouse listens                M = 3,62
Ab   Child loves                        M =2, 45
        Child listens                       M = 2,05
Ac   Friends/relatives love   M = 3,00
        Friends relatives listen  M = 2,05

Operationalization

Self report of support received from intimates in response to two questions
A: How much does your ... make you feel loved and cared for
B: How much is .. Willing to listen when you need to talk about your worries and problems
Asked for
a: spouse
b: adult children
c; friends and relatives
Rated:
5 a great deal
4
3
2
1 not at all

Observed Relation with Happiness