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Hedley (1981): study AU 1977

Publication

Author(s):
Hedley, R.A.
Title:
Work, Life and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Study of Australian Industrial Workers.
Source:
The Journal of Industrial Relations, September, 1981, 397 - 405

Investigation

Public
Shop-floor workers in four metropolitan areas, south-eastern Australia, 1977
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 1486
Non Response
42%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general how satisfying do you find the way you are spending your life these days. Would you call it.....?
3  completely satisfying
2  pretty satisfying
1  not very satisfying
Classification:
O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-a
Author's label:
life satisfaction
Page in publication:
399
Full text:
Self report on single question:

"How often have you seriously thought that life wasn't really worth living......?"
4  never
3  once or twice
2  occasionally
1  a great deal
Classification:
O-LWL-u-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
life worth living
Page in publication:
400

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding work spill over