Study Lowenthal et al. (1975): study US 1969
- Public
- People in transition, metropolis,USA, 1969
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 216
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Lengthy interviews
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Expressive activities
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Respondents were asked to list their regular or scheduled interpersonal- expressive activities (intimacy, friendship and sociability)
They were also asked what they did "yesterday".
The number of mentions was recorded.
Observed Relation with Happiness
newly weds males: r= ns females: r= ns
middle aged males: r= ns females: r= ns
preretired males: r= ns females: r=-.42 (05)
newly weds males: r= ns females: r= ns
middle aged males: r= ns females: r= ns
preretired males: r= ns females: r= ns