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Correlational findings

Study Michalos (1986): study CA 1984

Public
60+ aged, rural districts, Canada, 1984
Sample
Respondents
N = 457
Non Response
47%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Life progress
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Single closed question, rated on a 7-point scale: "Consider your life as a whole. How does it measure up to what you expected three years ago?" 1:extremely less than expected..
7:extremely more than expected.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.16 p < .01 ß path-coefficient controlled for sex, age, income, education and the perceived discrepancies: own life with that of others, life with that deserved, life with needs, life now with best previous experience, life with wants. O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.12 p < .01 ß path-coefficient controlled for sex, age, income, education and the perceived discrepancies: own life with that of others, life with that deserved, life with needs, life now with best previous experience, life with wants. O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.16 Total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
 O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.12 Total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
 O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.17 p < .01 Males: direct path
 O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.23 p < .01 Males: direct path O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.17 Males: total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
 O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.23 Males: total for the direct and the indirect path via life compared with wants.