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Studies

Chiriboga (1982a): study US 1969

Publication

Author(s):
Chiriboga, D.A.
Title:
Consistency in Adult Functioning. The Influence of Stress.
Source:
Ageing and Society, 1982, Vol. 2, 7 - 29

Investigation

Public
People in transition followed 11 years, metropolis, USA, 1969-1980
Sample
Respondents
N = 163
Non Response
Attrition after 11 years 24%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Lengthy interviews

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how happy are you these days .....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-cb
Author's label:
Overall happiness

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Earlier stage of life