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
- Self-criticism
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- The number of characteristics the respondent indicated were true of himself but wished he did not have.
The 70 adjectives of the Adjective Rating List (Block,1961) were used.
Observed Relation with Happiness
newly weds males: r= ns females: r=-.36 (ns)
middle aged males: r= ns females: r= ns
preretired males: r=-.36 ns females: r=-.33 ns
newly weds males: r=-.45 05 females: r= ns
middle aged males: r=-.41 05 females: r= ns
preretired males: r=-.32 ns females: r=-.31 ns