Study Janz et al. (2001): study US Michigan 1996
- Public
- Medical Patients, Michigan, United States, followed 1 year, 199?
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 570
- Non Response
- 52%
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Satisfaction with social activities
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assessed at T1 and T2: 12 months difference
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question: text not reported
T2-T1 CHANGE:
1: same or better
0: deteriorated
Observed Relation with Happiness
T2 happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE satisfaction with social activities.
Chances for higher happiness level are >4 times higher for those whose satisfaction w. activity level improved between T1 and T2.
T2 happiness by T1 satisfaction with social activities.
Chances for higher happiness level at T2 are 1.5 times higher for those whose satisfaction w. activity level was high at T1.