Study Bachman et al. (1978): study US 1966 /1

Public

Public highschool boys followed 8 years from grade 10, USA, 1966-74

Sample

Respondents

N = 2213

Non Response

2.8% at T1, 17.2% at T2, 21.0% at T3, 28.9% at T4, 28.5% at T5

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Interviews, tests and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Delinquent behavior in school

Our Classification

Operationalization

At T1, T2 and T3: a mean of seven items measuring the amount of school-oriented delinquent behavior. Included are questions on how often respondent has been suspended, damaged school property, and gotten into a serious fight at school. Scale: 0.00 = never to 4.00 = five or more times

Observed Relation with Happiness