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Study Henggeler & Borduin (1981): study US 1981

Public: Married mothers of 4 year old sons, USA, 1981
Sample
Respondents: N = 28
Non Response: ?
Assessment: Multiple assesment methods
Behavioral observation at home and at the university, questionnaire afterwards

Authors's Label

Working mother

Our Classification

Operationalization

0 mother does not work
1 mother works

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

DM = + ns

Working mothers were observed to be consistently
happier than non-working mothers in play and command situations both at home and in the laboratory.