print

Correlational findings

Study Maxwell (1985): study US 1966

Public
45+ aged males, USA, followed 12 years 1966-1978
Sample
Respondents
N = 1173
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label
Reason retirement: unemployment
Our Classification
Remarks
T1: 1966 when still working; T2: 1978 retired
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question about reasons for retirement:
0 voluntary
1 because of unemployment

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-3-f Beta = -.02 ns Earlier reason for retirement by T2 happiness

Beta controlled for:
- Reasons for retirement  
  - compulsory plan
  - health
- T1 work situation
  - job satisfaction                       
  - work motivation
  - occupational status (of longest job)
- T2 life situation
  - health problems
  - marital status                      
  - dependents in household         
  - number of years retired
  - income (logarithm)
- Race (Black vs white) O-HL-u-sq-v-3-f Beta = -.02 Beta when income increase/decrease is included instead of absolute income

Same for blacks and whites