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Studies

McCullough & Zick (1992): study US Utah 1987

Publication

Author(s):
McCullough, J; Zick, C.D.
Title:
The Roles of Role Strain, Economic Resources and Time Demands in Explaining Mothers' Life Satisfaction.
Source:
Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Vol.13(1) 31-44

Investigation

Public
Mothers, Utah, USA, 1987 - 1988
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 268
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
+ time-diary

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

'How satisfied would you say you are with your life as a whole ....?'
4  completely satisfied
3  very satisfied
2  moderately satisfied
1  slightly satisfied
0  not satisfied at all
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-c
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life as a whole
Remarks:
Homemaker mothers (n=73): M = 3.5
Employed mothers (n=113):    M = 3.92
Single mothers (n=100):            M = 3.86
Page in publication:
31
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.79 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Single mother