Study Watson & Slack (1993): study US Texas 1984
- Public
- University personnel, United States, followed 4 years, 1984-1988
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 82
- Non Response
- 21.9%
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
self reports on questionnaires and rating by experts
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Substantive complexity
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Interrater reliabilities = 0.90
- Remarks
- Dictionary of Job Titles (U.S. Department of Labor, 1977), Reiss, 1961
- Distribution
- M = 5.9; SD = 1.65
- Operationalization
- Interviewer rating on substantive complexity of occupation:
-Does this occupation require more complex handling of data, greater verbal and/or numerical aptitude, a higher education level, and involve more abstract and creative activities?
Two independent raters read brief job description from each employee, placed him or her into the appropriate occupational category and assigned the corresponding ratings.
Scored: 0-10
Observed Relation with Happiness
positive affect: r = +.12 (ns)
negative affect: r = -.01 (ns)
Correlation with affect balance not reported, but must be positive, significance undetermined.
positive affect: r = +.12 (ns)
negative affect: r = -.04 (ns)
Correlation with affect balance not reported, but must be positive, significance undetermined.