Study DeJong-Gierveld (1969): study NL 1965

Public

30-55 aged, general public, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1965

Sample

Respondents

N = 600

Non Response

31%;

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview and low structured questionnaire at home.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Appreciation of being alone

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

5-item index of agree / disagree statements on possibilities to relax when alone, like to be alone, obligations towards others and too close ties with others as a consequence of social participation.

Observed Relation with Happiness