Beals (1985): study US 1978
Publication
- Author(s):
- Beals, J.
- Title:
- Generational Differences in Well-being for two European Groups.
- Source:
- PhD Dissertation, University of Michigan, 1985, USA
Investigation
- Public
- Immigrants from Europe, USA, 1978
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 844
- Non Response
- -
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report in 2 questions:
A. "How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?"
10 completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 not at all satisfied
B. "Where would you place your life as a whole?"
Rated on a thermometer scale.
100 perfect, as good as you can imagine it being
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0 terrible, as bad as you can imagine it being
Summation: factor loading - Classification:
- M-CO-u-mq-*-11-b
- Author's label:
- Cognitive Well-being
- Remarks:
first generation M= 6.74 SD= 1.07 M= 6.22 SD= 1.76
second generation M= 6.90 SD= .99 M= 6.72 SD= 1.10
third generation M= 6.88 SD= .97 M= 6.85 SD= 1.07
Total M'=6.84 M'=6.67
Range: ?
- Full text:
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Self report on 2 questions:
A "Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are.....?"
1 not too happy
2 pretty happy
3 very happy
B "How often do you feel that you are really enjoying life.....?"
1 rarely
2 now and than
3 fairly often
4 all the time
Summation: factor score - Classification:
- M-AO-u-mq-*-*-a
- Author's label:
- Positive Affect
- Remarks:
- Immigrants from Western Europe Eastern/Southern Europe
- first generation M= 2.95 SD= .81 M= 2.98 SD= .94
- second generation M= 3.24 SD= .74 M= 3.08 SD= .82
- third generation M= 3.27 SD= .69 M= 3.1
Correlational Findings
Migration generation
Earlier nationality (nation of origin)
Country of origin