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

Academic achievement value

Our Classification

Operationalization

Index at T1, T2 and T3 of four items that indicate the extent to which the respondent considers it to be "a good thing" to demonstrate behavior indicative of academic achievement. Items: "studying constantly in order to become a well-educated person; working hard to achieve academic honors; striving to get the top grade-point average in the group; studying hard to get good grades in school."
Scale: 1 = low to 6 = high in academic achievement value

Observed Relation with Happiness