Study Venkatraman (1995): study US 1986

Public

Elderly marrieds, USA 1986

Survey name

US-ACL wave 1

Sample

Respondents

N = 567

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Social support

Our Classification

Distribution

Aa:  Spouse loves                  M = 4,52
         Spouse listens                M = 3,94
Ab:   Child loves                        M =4.62
        Child listens                       M = 4,05
Ac:   Friends/relatives love   M = 4,15
        Friends relatives listen  M = 4.75

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