Study | Ormel (1980): study NL 1970 |
Title | Moeite met Leven of een Moeilijk Leven. (Difficulties with Living or a Difficult Life). |
Source | Konstapel, 1980, Groningen, Netherlands |
URL | http://www2.eur.nl/fsw/research/veenhoven/Pub1980s/84c-ch3-fulln.pdf |
Public | 15-60 aged, general public, followed 12 month, The Netherlands, 1967-77 |
Sample | |
Non-Response | 18% |
Respondents N = | 296 |
Correlate | |
Author's label | Received social support |
Page in Source | 350 |
Our classification | Amount of current support received, code S10ab01 |
Operationalization | Obtained support rated bij the interviewer on a 3 point scale. Assessed at T2(1976) |
Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-c | r=+.20 p < .01 | T2 happiness by T2 support. |
A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-c | r=+.18 p < .01 | T3 happiness by T2 support. |
Code | Full Text |
A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-c | Selfreport on 8 questions: " In the past few weeks did you ever feel.....?" A Pleased about having accomplished something B Upset because someone critized you C Proud because someone complimented you one something you had done D That things are going your way E So restless you couldn't sit long in a chair F Unhappy or depressed G Particularly interested in something H Lonely and remote from other people Response options: 0 not at all 1 sometimes 2 often 3 very often Scoring: a = 0..........d = 3 Summation: Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on A, C, D, G Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores on B, E, F, H Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS Name: Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale (shortened variant) |
Symbol | Explanation |
r | PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient') Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: r = 0 « no correlation , r = 1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and r = -1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values. |