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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study CA 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Canada, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1730
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with job
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Overall, how satis- fied or dissatisfied are you with your job?" rated on a 10-point numerical scale ranging from 'dissatisfied' to 'satisfied'.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       Less than 10 Ss
3       M=2.72     Mt=5.7
4       M=2.64     Mt=5.5
5       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
6       M=2.95     Mt=6.5
7       M=3.04     Mt=6.8
8       M=2.99     Mt=6.6
9       M=3.16     Mt=7.2
10      M=3.32     Mt=7.7
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       Less than 10 Ss
3       M=6.10      Mt=5.7
4       M=5.83      Mt=5.4
5       M=7.29      Mt=7.0
6       M=7.38      Mt=7.1
7       M=7.62      Mt=7.4
8       M=7.98      Mt=7.8
9       M=8.43      Mt=8.3
10      M=8.58      Mt=8.4
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = + 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       Less than 10 Ss
3       M=1.27      Mt=6.3
4       M= .49      Mt=5.5
5       M=1.59      Mt=6.6
6       M=1.94      Mt=6.9
7       M=2.13      Mt=7.1
8       M=2.46      Mt=7.5
9       M=3.07      Mt=8.1
10      M=2.75      Mt=7.8
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.16 p < .001 Working Ss only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.37 p < .001 Working Ss only A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.27 p < .001 Working Ss only O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.14 p < .001 Working Ss only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.30 p < .001 Working Ss only A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.18 p < .001 Working Ss only O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.15 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.37 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.26 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income