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Studies

Linn & McGranahan (1980): study US 1984

Publication

Author(s):
Linn, J.G.; McGranahan, D.H.
Title:
Personal Disruptions, Social Integration, Subjective Well-Being and Predisposition towards the Use of Counseling Services.
Source:
American Journal of Community Psychology, 1980, Vol. 8, 87 - 100

Investigation

Public
Physicians, California, USA, 1984
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 211
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire. Detail on measurement taken from Linn et all, 1986 'Health habits and coping behaviors among practicing physicians'. Western Journal of Medicine, 1986, vol. 144, 484-489

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale'  (original version)
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
Author's label:
Factors Associated WithLife Satisfaction
Remarks:
1% scored 1 or 2, precise scores in each category not reported
Page in publication:
830-837
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.5%,   2: 0.5%,   3: 4%,   4: 8%,   5: 23%,   6: 48%,   7: 16%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.61 7.67
SD:
1.06 1.76

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sex