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Studies

Wells et al. (2009): study AU 1998

Publication

Author(s):
Wells, Y.D.; DeVaus, D; Kendig, H.; Quine, S
Title:
Health and Wellbeing through Work and Retirement Transitions in Mature Age: Understanding Pre-Post and Retrospective Measures of Change
Source:
International Journal of aging and Human Development, 2009, Vol.69, 287-310

Investigation

Public
48-73 aged, followed 3 years before and after retirement, Australia, 1998-2002
Survey name
AU-HRP 1998-2002
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 444
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
T0: self-completed questionanaire:paper T1-T3: telephone interviews.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

I feel happy
1  almost never
2
3
4
5  most of the time

Labels of response options 2, 3 and 4 not reported

Item in EPOCH wellbeing scale (Kern et al 2015)
Classification:
M-TH-?-sq-v-5-b
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
Two measure type of CHANGE on happiness.
- Retrospective
- Pre-Post
Four time interval.
T0-T1: 1998/99-2000 (1 year)
T1-T2: 2000-2001(1 year)
T2-T3: 2001-2002 (1 year)
T0-T3:1998/99-2002 (3 year)
Page in publication:
293

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Retrospective change of happiness over retirement