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:
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview and low structured questionnaire at home.
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Appreciation of being alone
- Our Classification
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- 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
Married males : r = -.05
Never married females: r = -.06
Married females : r = -.28