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Mahler (1994): study US 1994

Publication

Author(s):
Mahler, S.R.
Title:
A Comparison of Single and Married Working Parents' Agency and Desire for Money.
Source:
Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 1994, Vol. 22, 73 - 86

Investigation

Public
Working parents, United States of America, 1994
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability self-selected
Respondents
N = 227
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
12-page questionnaire

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on two questions:

A "Taking all things together, how would you say you are these days ? Would you say you are......"
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy

B 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

Summation: A+B
Classification:
O-Sum-c-mq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Well-being
Remarks:
Single mothers     M = 3,0
Married mothers  M = 3,2
Single fathers        M = 3,1
Married fathers     M = 3,2
Page in publication:
80
Error estimates:
Internal consistency of the two-item measure was 0,72.
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 2 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.14 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Single parent