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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study IS 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Iceland 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 702
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=3.00     Mt=6.7
4       M=3.00     Mt=6.7
5       M=3.21     Mt=7.4
6       M=3.21     Mt=7.4
7       M=3.39     Mt=8.0
8       M=3.40     Mt=8.0
9       M=3.40     Mt=8.0
10      M=3.51     Mt=8.4
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       Less than 10 Ss
3       M=5.92      Mt=5.5
4       M=7.80      Mt=7.6
5       M=7.65      Mt=7.4
6       M=7.13      Mt=6.8
7       M=7.54      Mt=7.3
8       M=8.11      Mt=7.9
9       M=8.28      Mt=8.1
10      M=8.66      Mt=8.5
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       Less than 10 Ss
3       M= .50      Mt=5.5
4       M=2.50      Mt=7.5
5       M=2.00      Mt=7.0
6       M=2.22      Mt=7.2
7       M=2.24      Mt=7.2
8       M=2.90      Mt=7.9
9       M=2.99      Mt=8.0
10      M=2.70      Mt=7.7
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.18 p < .001 Working Ss only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.29 p < .001 Working Ss only A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.22 p < .001 Working Ss only O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.12 p < .001 Working Ss only O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.25 p < .001 Working Ss only A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.13 p < .001 Working Ss only O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.17 p < .001 ß controlled for sex and age O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.29 p < .001 ß controlled for sex and age A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.23 p < .001 ß controlled for sex and age