Study Headey & Krause (1988): study XZ Germany West 1984

Public

16+ aged, general public, West Germany, 1984-1985

Sample

Respondents

N = 2718

Non Response

Attrition sample A: 8%, sample B: 15%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Change in satisfaction

Our Classification

Remarks

CHANGE HAPPINESS by CHANGE SATISFACTION

Operationalization

Joint effect of:
1 Change in income satisfaction T1-T2
2 Change in health satisfaction T1-T2

'Residual  changes scores' computed by by first regressing T2-scores on T1- scores :
- ^Satisfaction T2^= a + b * Sat. T1.
-  Residual change = Sat T2-^Sat T2^.
Residual change is in fact the deviation of an individuals satisfaction at T2 from the average T2- satisfaction of Ss who were equally satisfied at T1.

Observed Relation with Happiness