| Study | Palmore (1981): study US 1968 |
| Title | Social Patterns in Normal Aging: Findings From the Duke Longitudinal Study. |
| Source | Duke University Press, 1981, Durham, USA |
| Public | 46+ aged whites, North Carolina, USA, followed from 1968 to 1976. |
| Sample | Probability stratified sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 375 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | organizational activity |
| Page in Source | 106 |
| Our classification | Later organizational participation, code S07aa03 |
| Operationalization | Sum of the number of religious services and meetings of other groups such as clubs, unions or associations which the respondent reported usually attending each month. Assessed at T2. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-10-ca | r=+.21 p < .05 | Men.Organizational activity T2 by T1 life satisfaction. |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-10-ca | r=+.17 p < .05 | Women.Organizational activity T2 by T1 life satisfaction. |
| Code | Full Text |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-10-ca | Selfreport on single question: Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder (9) represents the best possible life for you and the bottom (0) represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel personally stand at the present time? [ 9 ] best possible life for you [ 8 ] [ 7 ] [ 6 ] [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 0 ] worst possible life for you Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (adapted version) |
| 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. |