Study Forti & Huyg (1983): study US Louisiana 1977

Public

Catholic nuns, re-organized cloister, followed 4 years, Louisiana, USA, 1977-1981

Sample

Respondents

N = 137

Non Response

T1: 18%, T2: 14%, T3: 23%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Satisfaction with contributing to other people's lives

Our Classification

Operationalization

Single closed question: 'How do you feel about contributing to other people's lives?', rated on a 7-point Delighted-Terrible scale, ranging from (1) Delighted to (7) Terrible,
(8) neither. (order reversed)

Observed Relation with Happiness