Study Graney (1973): study US 1967
- Public
- 62-89 aged females, followed 4 years USA, 1967-71
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 44
- Non Response
- 27%; 24% unattainable, 3% incomplete.
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Sructured interview at home.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Gains in social status over 4 years
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Comparison of T1 and T2.
A significant move to a fully independent household, marriage, and taking paying employment were defined as status gains. Institutionalization, the death of supportive family members and friends, and recent geographic dispersion of supportive children were defined as losses. Ss classified as having experienced: losses / no change / gains
Observed Relation with Happiness
Happiness assessed at T2.
% happy at T2:
- losses 22%
- no change 28%
- gains 40%