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Studies

Shichman & Cooper (1984): study US 1979

Publication

Author(s):
Shichman, S.; Cooper, E.
Title:
Life Satisfaction and Sex-Role Concept.
Source:
Sex Roles, 1984, Vol. 11, 227 - 240

Investigation

Public
Adults, students and churchmembers, USA, 197?
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 217
Non Response
5,9 %
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Overall, how satisfied are you with your life.....?
4  very satisfied  
3  satisfied  
2  dissatisfied  
1  very dissatisfied.
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
General Satisfaction with Life
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1%,   2: 24%,   3: 63%,   4: 11%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.80 6.20
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with the most important aspects of life