Study Levitt et al. (1986): study US 1984

Public

Mothers of 13-months infants, Florida, U.S.A., 1984

Sample

Respondents

N = 43

Non Response

20%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire and behavioral observation

Correlate

Authors's Label

Emotional support

Our Classification

Operationalization

Kahn and Antonucci (1984) Network Questionnaire. Respondents are confronted with a diagram of three concentric circles with herself in the centre. She is asked to place (by initial) in the inner circle those individuals who are "so close that it is hardly to imagine to live without them","not quite so close but still very important" in the second circle
and "not quite as close but still important" in the third.
For the first ten persons listed mothers were asked to indicate those
-in whom she confides
-who reassure her
-who make her feel respected
-who would care for her if she were ill
-with whom she can talk if she is
upset, nervous or depressed.
Response-categories yes/no.

Observed Relation with Happiness