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Correlational findings

Study Chang & Dodder (1984): study US 1980

Public
Retired teachers, Oklahoma, USA and Taipei, Taiwan, 198?
Sample
Respondents
N = 379
Non Response
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Assessment

The Affect Ballance Scale ( Bradburn 1969). Activity level was measured by subjects estimation of hours spent on each activity in a typical week.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Activity
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
A  INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITY (total)
   Aa without payment
   Ab with payment  
B. SOCIAL ACTIVITY (total)              
   Ba friends                       
   Bb family
   Bc aquaintances     
   2bd sedentairy   
C. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
TOTAL ACTIVITY

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +                       USA               Taiwan

A  INSTRUMENTAL       r = +.15(05)          ns
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = + Aa without pay         r = +.15(05)         ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = + 1b with pay                    ns            ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = + B  SOCIAL                     ns       r=+.16(05) A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = + Ba friends                    ns        r=+.16(05) A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = Bb family                    ns                ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = Bc aquantances               ns                ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = Bd sedentary                 ns                ns A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = C  PHYSICAL                  ns         r=+.17 (05) A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = + TOTAL                        ns         r=+.17 (05)