Study Stacey & Gatz (1991): study US 1971
- Public
- Three generations of family members, followed 14 years, USA, 1971-85
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1159
- Non Response
- Attrition T1-T2: 43%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Age
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- age in years
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1 T2 T1 T2
15-19 29-33 5.81 6.70
20-34 34-48 6.02 6.82
35-49 49-63 6.93 7.40
50-64 64-78 7.23 7.62
65-86 79-100 7.51 6.38
Significant effect of age.
Both positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) decline with age. Negative affect declines most. As a result Affect Balance (Hedonic level) rises. This appears both in cross-sectional and longitudinal comparison.
Unaffected by sex