Rahtz et al. (1988): study US 1983
Publication
- Author(s):
- Rahtz, D.R.; Meadow, H.L.; Sirgy, M.J.
- Title:
- Elderly Life Satisfaction and Television Viewership: Replication and Extension.
- Source:
- Shapiro, S.;Ed.: "AMA Winter Educators' Conference", American Marketing Association, 1988, USA, 409 - 413
Investigation
- Public
- 60+ aged, mid-Atlantic region, USA, 198?
- Sample
- Probability systematic sample
- Respondents
- N = 752
- Non Response
- 84 %
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:
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
Summation: arithmetic mean
Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (original version)
Also known as Lehman's 'Global life satisfaction' - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life dissatisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 410-411
- Error estimates:
- repeat reliability : r =+ .84.