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Correlational findings

Study Sears & Barbee (1977): study US 1921

Public
Gifted women (IQ >135), followed 50 years, California, USA, 1921-72
Sample
Respondents
N = 671
Non Response
Attrition in 1972: 25%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Repeated interviews and questionaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Wanted children
Our Classification
Remarks
Earlier wants (1940, 1950) by present happiness (1972).
Operationalization
Direct questions:in 1940

a.'Did you want children?'
b. If life lived over how many children?

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a AoV = ns 1940 wanted children by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b Chi² = ns C-ASG-h-mq-v-5-a AoV = ns 1950 ideal number of children by 1972 happiness M-PL-h-sq-v-5-b Chi² = ns