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Correlational findings

Study Sears & Barbee (1977): study US 1921

Public:
Gifted women (IQ >135), followed 50 years, California, USA, 1921-72
Sample:
Respondents:
N = 671
Non Response:
Attrition in 1972: 25%
Assessment:
Interview: face-to-face
Repeated interviews and questionaires

Correlate

Authors's label
Earlier relation with parents
Our Classification
Operationalization
Subjects ratings of relation with:
- Father:
  a. amount of conflict with (1940)
  b. attachment to (1940)
  c. understanding with (1950)
  d. admiration for (1950)
  e. rebellious feelings toward (1950)
  f. encouragement of independance(1950)
  g. rejection (1950)
  h. sollicitous (1950)
  i. dominering (1950)
  j. helpfullness (1950)

- Mother:
  k. amount of conflict with (1940)
  l. attachement to (1940)
  m. understanding with (1950)
  n. admiration for (1950)
  o. rebellious feelings toward(1950)
  p. encouragement of independence(1950)
  q. rejection (1950)
  r. sollicitousness of (1950)
  s. dominering by (1950)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = + ns 1940 conflict with father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = - p < .01 C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1940 attachment to father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 understanding with father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 admiration for father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = + ns 1950 rebellious feelings toward father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = - p < .05 C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = - ns 1950 encouragement of independance by father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = + p < .04 C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 rejection by father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 solicitous by father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 dominering by father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = + p < .01 1950 helpfullness by father by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1940 conflict with mother by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1940 attachment to mother by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = + p < .01 1950 understanding with mother by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = + p < .01 C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = + p < .04 1950 admiration for mother by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 rebellious feelings towards mother by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 encourouragement of independance by mother by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 rejection by mother by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 solicitousness of mother by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a F = ns 1950 dominering by moteher by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b DM = ns