Study Cohen et al. (1982): study US 1979
- Public
- 18-55 aged, general public, New York City, 1979
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 602
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Hope
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Difference between:
- expected happiness 5 years
from now
- retrospective happiness 5 years
ago
Both rated on Cantril 11-step ladder
scale, ranging from best (10) to worst
possible life (0).