Study Bachman et al. (1978): study US 1966

Public:

Public highschool boys followed 8 years from grade 10, USA, 1966-74

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 1628

Non Response:

2.8% at T1, 17.2% at T2, 21.0% at T3, 28.9% at T4, 28.5% at T5

Assessment:

Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Happiness

Our Classification

Remarks

Raw correlations provided by the author:

Operationalization

Selfreport on 6 questions:
"Describe the kind of person you are:
a I feel like smiling
b I generally feel in good spirits
c I feel happy
d I am satisfied with my life
e I find a good deal of happiness in   life
f I feel sad"
5 almost always true,
4: often true
3: sometimes true
2: seldon true,
1: never true

Assessed at:
T1 Fall 1966
T2 Spring 1968
T3 Spring 1969
T4 Spring 1970

Observed Relation with Happiness