Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Lowenthal et al. (1975): study US 1969

Public: People in transition, metropolis,USA, 1969
Sample
Respondents: N = 216
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face
Lengthy interviews

Correlate

Authors's Label

Ease-contentment activities

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Respondents were asked to list their regular or scheduled ease-contentment activities (simple comforts, security, relaxation).
They were also asked what they did "yesterday".
The number of mentions was recorded.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

M-AO-u-mq-*-*-c

r =

hs seniors   males: r= ns    females: r= ns
newly weds   males: r= ns    females: r=-.60 (01)
middle aged  males: r= ns    females: r= ns
preretired   males: r= ns    females: r= ns

A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-d

r =

hs seniors   males: r= ns     females: r= ns
newly weds   males: r= ns     females: r= ns
middle aged  males: r= ns     females: r= ns
preretired   males: r= ns     females: r= ns