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
- Social class
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Weighted score based on the medium score of father's occupation, father's education and father's primary source of income lower / middle / upper.
Observed Relation with Happiness
- having fun in life : Gs = +.07
- frequency of low mood : Gs = +.15
- tending to be a lonely person : Gs = +.08
- self-esteem : Gs = +.08
- having faith in people : Gs = +.09
- sensitivity to criticism : Gs = +.09
- presenting a false self : Gs = +.13
- participation in extracurricular
activities : Gs = +.14
- extent of dating : Gs = +.14
- hours spent on work for pay : Gs = +.12
- disruption of family relationships: Gs = +.12
- number of children in the family : Gs = +.10
- school social class : Gs = +.12
- having fun in life, and tending to
be a lonely person : Gs = +.07
- having fun in lifee, and self-
esteem : Gs = +.06
- tending to be a lonely person, and
self-esteem : Gs = +.06
- having faith in people, and self-
esteem : Gs = +.07
- sensivity to criticism, and self-
esteem : Gs = +.05
When Ss are regrouped, so that the upper third of middle class = upper class, and the lower third of middle class = lower class : G = +.06
After control for educational level
of mother : Gs = +.04
- having fun in life : Gs = +.03
- frequency of low mood : Gs = +.08
- tending to be a lonely person : Gs = +.04
- self-esteem : Gs = +.03
- having faith in people : Gs = +.02
- sensivity to criticism : Gs = +.04
- presenting a false self : Gs = +.06
- participation in extracurricular
activities : Gs = +.06
- extent of dating : Gs = +.07
- hours spent on work for pay : Gs = +.03
- disruption of family relationships: Gs = +.05
- number of children in the family : Gs = +.05
- school social class : Gs = +.05
- tending to be a lonely person,
and having fun in life : Gs = +.04
- self-esteem, and having fun in
life : Gs = +.01
- self-esteem, and tending to be a
lonely person : Gs = +.02
- self-esteem, and having faith in
people : Gs = +.01
- self-esteem, and sensitivity to
criticism : Gs = +.02
When Ss are regrouped, so that the upper third of middle class = upper class and the lower third of middle class = lower class : G = +.01
After control for educational level
of mother : Gs = .00