Study Headey et al. (1984a): study AU 1978

Public

18-65 aged, general public, followed 3 years, Melbourne, Australia, 1979-80

Sample

Respondents

N = 184

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Life events

Our Classification

Operationalization

Adapted Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Interview ( PERI, Dohrenwend 1978). This scedule involves 74 possible life-events of which Ss indicate whether it happened, when and how often.                             Typical events are: failed exam, got new job, suffered injury, took up new hobby.                                 The scores were weighted and summed.
Administered at T2. Timeframe T1-T2
(26 months)

Observed Relation with Happiness