Study Fischer et al. (2015a): study AU 1995
- Public
- 14 year olds, Australia, followed to age 21, 1995-2002
- Survey name
- AU_MUSP
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 7223
- Non Response
- 1.1%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
self-completing questionnaires at age 14 and 21 follow ups
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Age onset alcohol problems (effect on change happiness)
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assessed retrospectively at age 21 (T2), using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Module alcohol disorders (Andrews & Peters 2003)
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Self report on single question:
How old they were when the first experienced alcohol dependence and/or abuse symptoms?
1: Never (reference)
2: 18 years or more
3: 16-17 years
4: 15 years or less
Observed Relation with Happiness
Problems with alcohol in adolescence go with a decline of happiness in adolescence, the younger first problem experienced, the greater the loss in happiness
- 18 years or more OR = 1.03 CI95[0.75,1.44]
- 16-17 years OR = 1.75 CI95[1.08,2.84]
- 15 years or less OR = 1.37 CI95[0.63,2.91]
ORs denote positive correlations with UNhappiness. The standarde notation in the WDH is from less to more happiness and hence the direction of correlation is noted above as negative (-)
T2 happiness controled for T1 happiness to capture change
ORs similsr when additionally controled for T2:
- gender
- employment
- on welfare
- in school
- education
- living arrangement
- has boy/girl friend