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Correlational findings

Study McCrae & Costa (1991): study US Baltimore County, Maryland 1979

Public
Single males and couples Baltimore USA, followed 7 years, 1979-86
Sample
Respondents
N = 429
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Conscientiousness
Our Classification
Operationalization
Index of closed questions answered by Ss and spouse. NEO Personality Inventory (Costa ea 1985). Typical characteristics of high scores are:
-organized, reliable
-neat
-ambitious, persevering
Assessed at T1(1979), T2(1981) and   T3(1986)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.18 p < .01 T1 happiness (ABS) by T3 self-rated
conscientiousness A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.21 p < .01 T1 happiness (ABS) by T3 self-rated
conscientiousness O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.20 p < .01 T2 happiness (ABS) by T3 self-rated
conscientiousness A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.24 p < .01 T2 happiness (ABS) by T3 self-rated
conscientiousness O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.14 p < .05 T1 happiness (ABS) by T3 spouse-rated
conscientiousness A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.14 p < .05 T1 happiness (ABS) by T3 spouse-rated
conscientiousness O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.03 ns T2 happiness (ABS) by T3 spouse-rated
conscientiousness A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.15 p < .05 T2 happiness (ABS) by T3 spouse-rated
conscientiousness