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Correlational findings

Study Prins (2008): study NL 2007

Public
12-18 aged, The Netherlands, 2007
Sample
Respondents
N = 15116
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Style of upbringing
Our Classification
Remarks
Based on preferred statement in questionnaire (Baumrind, D.(1978) Parental disciplinary patterns and social competence in children.)
Distribution
in %: A: 50,1;     B: 37,5;    C: 7,2;    D: 5,2.
Operationalization
Selfreport on 4 questions:
a:authoritative ('If my parents forbid me something, they explain why')
b: permissive (' My parents give me much love, and let me free in my doings')
c: authoritarian ('My parents forbid and punish me often and fast')
d: indifferent ('I often have the impression that my parents leave me to my fate')

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-m-sq-n-10-a DM =                     Mean    SD
a:authoritative:    7,77    1,45
b:permissive:       7,71    1,43
c:authoritarian:    6,91    1,75
d:indifferent:      6,96    1,88
O-HL-m-sq-n-10-a BMCT = a>c
a>d
b>c
b>d