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
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Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, tests and questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Government should end discrimination
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- A mean composed of three items asking the respondent how strongly he agrees or disagrees that the government should take a role in racial issues.
1.00 = disagree
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4.00 =agree.
Assessed at T3, T4, T5
Observed Relation with Happiness
Happiness T3 T4 T5
T1 tau = +.03 +.02 +.03
T2 tau = +.04 +.02 +.05
T3 tau = +.04 +.04 +.04
T4 tau = +.03 +.06 -.03
All tau's not significant
T1:1966, T2:1968, T3:1969, T4:1970, T5:1974