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Correlational findings

Study Moller (1989): study ZA 1983 /1

Public
Ex-migrant workers, returned to rural KwaZulu, South Africa, 1983
Sample
Respondents
N = 253
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Personal modernity
Our Classification
Remarks
Direction of correlation unclear in original report. Sign in table is negative, but text indicates positive relationship. Present version approved by author.
Operationalization
Attitude inventory
(correlations with agree-response)
a. Those who are successful in life,
   generally made plans and arranged
   things in advance (modern)
b. A boy learns deepest and most
   profound truth from older people
   (traditional)
c. The tradional way of growing maize
   is the best (traditional)
d. A community leader should be well
   liked and well educated(modern)
e. Preference for entrepreneurship
f. Entrepreneur (trader or big farmer)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a r = +.36 p < .01 a O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d r = +.34 p < .01 a. O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d r = +.24 p < .01 b. O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a r = +.26 p < .01 b O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d r = +.23 p < .01 c. O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a r = +.27 p < .01 c O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d r = +.07 ns d. O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a r = +.20 p < .01 d O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d r = +.21 p < .01 e. O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a r = +.18 p < .01 e O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-d r = -.14 p < .05 f.
   
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-a r = +.30 p < .01 f