Tiggemann & Winefield (1980): study AU 1978
Publication
- Author(s):
- Tiggemann, M.; Winefield, A.H.
- Title:
- Some Psychological Effects of Unemployment in School-Leavers.
- Source:
- Journal of Social Issues, 1980, Vol. 15, 269 - 276
Investigation
- Public
- School-leavers, South Australia, followed 1978-1979
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 118
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Part 1: November 1978 ((before leaving school) asking for: background information, attitudes to and expectation of employment and including various psychological scales. Questionnaire administered in class. Part 2: June 1979: (after leaving school at the end of the 1978 academic year) asking for employment history and containing the same psychological measures. Mailed questionnaire.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question
How often do you feel happy?
4 almost always
3 quite often
2 sometimes
1 never - Classification:
- M-TH-g-sq-v-4-h
- Author's label:
- Happy
- Page in publication:
- 274