Richards et al. (1984): study US 1981
Publication
- Author(s):
- Richards, M.L.; Kashner, J.B.; Okun, M.A.; Stock, W.A.; Vaughan, D.A.
- Title:
- The Influence of Serious Personal Losses or Misfortunes on Life Satisfaction.
- Source:
- Journal of Community Psychology, 1984, Vol. 12, 67 - 73
Investigation
- Public
- 25-59 aged, general public, USA, 1981
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 375
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"In general, how satisfied are you with your life.....?"
3 mostly satisfied
2 partly satisfied
1 mostly disappointed - Classification:
- O-SLu-g-sq-v-3-b
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 4%, 2: 41%, 3: 55% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.50 7.60
- SD:
- 0.58 -