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Correlational findings

Study Mitchell (1985): study US 1974

Public
65+ aged, with children, USA, 1974
Sample
Respondents
N = 2147
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
The Affect Ballance Scale (Bradburn 1969) The Neugarten life satisfaction scale.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Life satisfaction
Our Classification
Operationalization
Life Satisfaction Index Z (Wood et al. 1969). A global measure of satisfaction with life oriented toward comparing experience with aspirations at an earlier age.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.61 p < .01