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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
Deviance at age 18
Our Classification
Error Estimates
0.86
Remarks
assesed at age 18
Operationalization
Self report number of times in the past year the student skipped school without a good excuse, cheated on a text, took something from the store
5: 20 or more times
;
0: not at all

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = 0.68 p < ..10 BI-VARIATE        CI95[0.43,1.07] O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-g OR = 1.09 ns MULTI-VARIATE     CI95[0.63,1.87]
OR controled for age 18
- socio-demographics
  - parental education
  - gender
  - ethnicity
- social environment
  - peer support
  - parental support
- individual characteristics
  - mental health
  - loneliness
  - social skills

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