Study Bachman et al. (1970): study US 1966
- Public
- Public highschool boys followed 3 years from grade 10, USA, 1966-69
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1799
- Non Response
- 2.8% incomplete information in 1966
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Interviews, test, teacher ratings.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Positive evaluation of family relations
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 21-item index containing closeness to father (4 items), closeness to mother (3 items), amount of reasoning with son (4 items), and parental punitiveness (10 items).
Observed Relation with Happiness
Family relations T1 x happiness T1 r = +.38
Family relations T1 x happiness T2 r = +.32
Family relations T1 x happiness T3 r = +.23
Family relations T2 x happiness T1 r = +.30
Family relations T2 x happiness T2 r = +.41
Family relations T2 x happiness T3 r = +.30