Bortner & Hultsch (1972): study US 1959
Publication
- Author(s):
- Bortner, R.W.; Hultsch, D.F.
- Title:
- Personal Time Perspective in Adulthood.
- Source:
- Developmental Psychology, 1972, Vol. 7, 98 - 103
Investigation
- Public
- 20-88 aged, general public, USA, 1959
- Survey name
- US-Cantril USA sample
- Sample
- Probability area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1409
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question :
"Some people seem to be quite happy and satisfied with their lives, while others seem quite unhappy and dissatisfied. Now look at this ladder (again). Suppose that a person who is entirely satisfied with his life would be at the top of the ladder and a person who is extremely dissatisfied with his life would be at the bottom of the ladder. Where would you put yourself on the ladder at the present stage of your life in terms of how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with your personal life?"
[ 10 ] entirely satisfied
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[ 2 ]
[ 1 ]
[ 0 ] entirely dissatisfied
Name Cantril ladder rating (modified version) - Classification:
- O-SLP-c-sq-l-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 102