Study Graney (1973): study US 1967

Public

62-89 aged females, followed 4 years USA, 1967-71

Sample

Respondents

N = 44

Non Response

27%; 24% unattainable, 3% incomplete.

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Sructured interview at home.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Gains in social status over 4 years

Our Classification

Operationalization

Comparison of T1 and T2.
A significant move to a fully independent household, marriage, and taking paying employment were defined as status gains. Institutionalization, the death of supportive family members and friends, and recent geographic dispersion of supportive children were defined as losses. Ss classified as having experienced: losses / no change / gains

Observed Relation with Happiness