Ventegodt (1997): study DK 1993
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ventegodt, S.
- Title:
- Livskvalitet og Omstaedigheder Tidligt I Livet. (The Quality of Life and Factors in Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy).
- Source:
- Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1997, Copenhagen, Denmark
Investigation
- Public
- 31-33 aged, born at the university hospital, Denmark, 1993
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 4626
- Non Response
- 36%
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Data were taken from the medical files of mothers and their babies
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Single direct question:
How are you feeling now....?
5 very good
4 good
3 neither good nor poor
2 poor
1 very poor - Classification:
- A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- immediate self-experienced well-being
- Remarks:
- The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to
percentage of a theoretical maximum(=100%)
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
The score of the mean was 71,9% SD was 17,12%
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67
The mean and distribution figures taken from Ventegodt 1996: The Quality of Life of 4500 31-35-year-olds page 422 - Page in publication:
- 605
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.7%, 2: 4.6%, 3: 14.3%, 4: 45.3%, 5: 35.1% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.10 7.74
- SD:
- 0.86 2.14
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
'How satisfied are you with your life now?'
5 very satisfied
2 satisfied
3 neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2 dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction
- Remarks:
Original text in Danish:
'Hvor tilfreds er du med dit liv for tiden?'
5 meget tilfreds
4 tilfreds
3 hverken tilfreds eller utilfreds
2 utilfreds
1 meget utilfreds
The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to percentage of a theoretical maximum(=100%)
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
The mean score was 69,3% and SD was 17,86%
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67
The mean and distribution figures taken from Ventegodt 1996: The Quality of Life of 4500 31-35-year-olds page 424- Page in publication:
- 605
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 6.8%, 3: 15.3%, 4: 48.5%, 5: 28.5% (total 100.1%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.97 7.41
- SD:
- 0.89 2.23
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question
How happy are you now?
5 very happy
4 happy
3 neither happy nor unhappy
2 unhappy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Remarks:
- The 5 verbal answer-categories were transformed to
percentage of a theoretical maximum(=100%)
1 = very poorly -> 10%
2 = poorly -> 30%
3 = neither /nor -> 50%
4 = good -> 70%
5 = very good -> 90%
The mean score was 66,2% and SD was 16,35%
See Ventegodt, 1995: Measuring the Quality of Life, page 64-67
The mean and distribution figures taken from Ventegodt 1996: The Quality of Life of 4500 31-35-year-olds page 426 - Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.7%, 2: 3.1%, 3: 31.4%, 4: 44.3%, 5: 20.5% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.81 7.03
- SD:
- 0.82 2.04
Correlational Findings
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Prenatal conditions
Birth process
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Own post-partum condition
Body of parents
Physical condition of mother during pregnancy
Physical condition of mother during pregnancy
Medical history of parents
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Physical health of parents
Earlier housing
Social condition in 1st year of life
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Social condition in 1st year of life
Age of parents
Physical condition of parents
Prenatal conditions
Mother's earlier pregnancies
Fertility of parents
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Social condition in 1st year of life
Social condition in 1st year of life
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Health behavior of parents
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Medical treatment of mother during pregnancy
Medication
Medical history of parents
Medical history of parents
Medical history of parents
Medical history of parents
Medical history of parents
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Birth process
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Condition at birth
Birth process
Birth process
Twin or triplet child
Birth process
Genes
Hardship in family of origin
Mother's earlier abortions
Condition at birth
Condition at birth
Condition at birth
Condition at birth
Social condition in 1st year of life
Condition at birth
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Surgery
Earlier victimization (ever victimized)
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Dietary treatment
Medication
Earlier inoculations
Birth process
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Technique(s) of medical treatment
Earlier physical health
Physical defects
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Reflexes after birth
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Reflexes after birth
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Own post-partum condition
Reflexes after birth
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Reflexes after birth
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Condition at birth
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Physical defects
Condition at birth
Earlier physical health
Physical defects
Earlier physical health
Condition at birth
Earlier physical health
Condition at birth
Earlier body characteristics
Condition at birth
Physical defects
Own post-partum condition
Own post-partum condition
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Medication
Technique(s) of medical treatment
Condition at birth
Setting of medical treatment
Earlier health inspection
Development in 1st year of life
Earlier handicap
Earlier physical health
Physical defects
Earlier physical health
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Earlier hospitalization
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Reflexes after birth
Development in 1st year of life
Earlier expressiveness
Reflexes after birth
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Social condition in 1st year of life
Own post-partum condition
Medication
Earlier inoculations
Earlier inoculations
Medication
Earlier inoculations
Medication
Earlier inoculations
Earlier physical health
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Earlier physical health
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Earlier physical health
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Earlier physical health
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Condition of mother during pregnancy
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Earlier housing
Social condition in 1st year of life
Evaluation of current situation of nation
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Social condition in 1st year of life
Earlier hospitalization
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Development in 1st year of life
Medical treatment in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Social condition in 1st year of life
Medication
Earlier inoculations
Medication
Earlier inoculations
Earlier inoculations
Development in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Physical condition in 1st year of life
Relation between parents
Earlier life-events
Birth sequala
Twin or triplet child