Study Brenner (1970): study US 1960
- Public
- Highschool pupils, New York State, USA, 1960
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 5204
- Non Response
- 1%
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Self-esteem
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 10-item index (Guttman scale) of agree/ disagree statements on feeling to be a person of worth, having a number of good qualities, feeling to be a fail- ure, being able to do things as well as most other people, not having much to be proud of, positive attitude towards oneself, satisfaction with oneself, lack of self-respect, feeling useless at times, being no good at all (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; see Rosenberg, 1965).
Observed Relation with Happiness
- participation in extracurricular
activities : Gs = +.41
- social class : Gs = +.42
Stronger in lower class : G = +.48
After control for participation in
extracurricular activities : Gs = +.42
Lower in middle and upper class : G = +.42
After control for participation in
extracurricular activities : Gs = +.40