Study Lai et al. (2019): study US Chicago 2011

Public

60+ aged Chinese migrants, Chicago, USA, 2011 - 2013

Survey name

US-PINE

Sample

Respondents

N = 2717

Non Response

4.26%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Sense of control

Our Classification

Remarks

N=2765 Validated Chinese version of the seven-item Pearlin Self-Mastery Scale was used. The answers to these questions were aggregated, with higher total scores indicating a stronger sense of control.

Distribution

Range is 7-49, M: 34.6, SD: 7.6

Operationalization

Respondents were asked how strongly they agreed or disagreed with each of the following statements:
1: “I have little control over things that happen to me.”
2: “There is really no way I can solve some of the problems I have.”
3: “There is little I can do to change many of the important things in my life.”
4: “I often feel helpless in dealing with the problems of life.”
5: “Sometimes I feel that I’m being pushed around in life.”
6: “What happens to me in the future mostly depends on me.”
7: “I can do about anything I really set my mind to do.”

1: strongly disagree
2: disagree
3: somewhat disagree
4: neutral
5: somewhat agree
6: agree
7: strongly agree

Observed Relation with Happiness