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Correlational findings

Study Bogart et al. (2007): study US 2001

Public
29 aged, USA, 2001
Survey name
US-RAND Adolescent/Young adult panel 2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 2376
Non Response
64% in 2001 follow-up
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Mental health at age 18
Our Classification
Error Estimates
0.83
Remarks
assessed at age 18
Operationalization
Self  report mental health in past month on 5 questions e.g. "how much of the time in the past month have you felt calm and peaceful"
1: all of the time
;
0: none of the time

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = 1.53 p < .001 BI-VARIATE       CI95[1.36,1.73] O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = 1.35 p < .001 MULTI-VARIATE     CI95[1.10,1.62]
OR controled for age 18
- socio-demographics
  - parental education
  - gender
  - ethnicity
- social environment
  - peer support
  - parental support
- individual characteristics
  - social skills
  - loneliness
  - deviance

Slightlly less positive when additionally controlled for current (age 29)
- poor health
Unaffected by current
- substance use
- social position