Study Dobson (1985): study US 1964
- Public
- 50+ aged males, fulltime employed at T1, followed ten years, Iowa, USA, 1964-74
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1870
- Non Response
- T1 refusals: 8% T1-T2 drop-out: 29%, of which 20% deceased
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- General sense of well-being
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Single direct question:
"How do you feel things have worked out for you generally?
4. very well
3. fairly well
2. not very well
1. not at all well (CON 1.1)
Assessed at T1 and T2 (10 yr interval)
Observed Relation with Happiness
very fairly not
T1: very 71% 32% 23%
T1: fairly 28% 65% 62%
T1: not 1% 3% 15%
T1: M=3.52 SD= 0.54 Mt'=8.40
T2: M=3.53 SD=0.55 Mt'=8.43
About one-third changed their estimate of well-being. The average remained the same.