Study Mussen et al. (1980): study US 1930
- Public:
- Mothers, followed from age 30 to 70, Berkeley, USA, 1930-70
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 81
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
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Interview: face-to-face
Extensive interviews between age 30 and 70
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Satisfaction with lot
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Rating of satisfaction with lot on 7 point scales by independent interviewers.
T1 (1930): Ratings by two interviewers:
- Clinical psychologist on the
basis of an interview
- Social worker on the basis of
observations at home and during
tests of the child at university.
Inter-rater agreement: r=+.60.
T2 (1970): Rating by one interviewer on the basis of an extensive interview
Observed Relation with Happiness
T2: M=3.6 SD=1.3 Mt'=4.34