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

Serious delinquent behaviors

Our Classification

Operationalization

A mean of 10 items asking the respondent how often he had done such things as 'set fire to someone else's property on purpose', 'hurt someone badly enough to need bandages or a doctor', 'taken something not belonging to you worth over $50' etc. Scale: 1.00 = never to 5.00 = five or more times.
Assessed at T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5

Observed Relation with Happiness