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Studies

Weaver (1978): study US 1978

Publication

Author(s):
Weaver, C.N.
Title:
Job Satisfaction as a Component of Happiness among Males and Females.
Source:
Personnel Psychology, 1978, Vol. 31, 831 - 840

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, full time employed, white and married, USA, 1973-1976
Survey name
Nat Opinion Research
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 1652
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
60 minute interviews were conducted at the homes.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Overall happiness?
Page in publication:
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Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with job