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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study PT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Portugal, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1185
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with family-life
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "Overall, how satis- fied or dissatisfied are you with your home life?" rated on a 10-point numeri-
cal 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       Less than 10 Ss
4       M=2.67     Mt=5.6
5       M=2.48     Mt=4.9
6       M=2.64     Mt=5.5
7       M=2.87     Mt=6.2
8       M=2.80     Mt=6.0
9       M=2.90     Mt=6.3
10      M=3.04     Mt=6.8
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       Less than 10 Ss
3       Less than 10 Ss
4       M=5.04      Mt=4.5
5       M=5.53      Mt=5.1
6       M=6.28      Mt=5.9
7       M=6.82      Mt=6.5
8       M=7.09      Mt=6.8
9       M=7.63      Mt=7.4
10      M=7.89      Mt=7.7
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       Less than 10 Ss
2       Less than 10 Ss
3       Less than 10 Ss
4       M=-.08      Mt=4.9
5       M= .38      Mt=5.4
6       M= .75      Mt=5.8
7       M=1.59      Mt=6.6
8       M=1.63      Mt=6.6
9       M=1.77      Mt=6.8
10      M=1.51      Mt=6.5
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.33 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.45 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.29 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.22 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.35 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.13 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.35 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.46 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.31 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income