Crnic et al. (1984): study US 1981

Publication

Author(s):

Crnic, K.A.; Greenberg, M.T.; Ragozin, A.S.; Robinson, N.M.

Title:

Maternal Stress and Social Support: Effects on the Mother-Infant Relationship from Birth to Eighteen Months.

Source:

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1984, Vol. 54, 224 - 235

Investigation

Public

Mother-child pairs, followed 18 months after birth, USA, 1981-82

Sample

Sampling not reported

Respondents

N = 105

Non Response

Attrition at T2: 10%, at T3: 14%

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
Structured interview/questionnaire/laboratory observation

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single  question:

"When you take everything into consideration, your child, your adult life, etc., how would you describe your current life situation.....?'
1  things are very bad right now
2
3
4
5  things are very good
(Response options not fully reported)

Classification:

O-QLS-c-sq-v-5-a

Error estimates:

Retest reliability: after two weeks: r= +.82, after 8 months : r= +.61, after 18 months: r= +.51

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

3.40 6.00

SD:

0.97 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Current age (in years) Community support Earlier support received Demographic situation Summed effect of earlier conditions
Summed later-life conditions
Summed socio-demographic + life-events Education Level of school-education Joint effects Summed effect of earlier conditions
Summed later-life conditions
Summed socio-demographic + life-events + social ties Number of children Attitudinal stability
Number of children Past happiness Recent happiness (< 1 year ago)
Birth sequala Premature birth Earlier characteristics of one's children
Handicap/health of one's children Receipt of public assistance Income from social security Social support from intimates Current social support received
Current availability of social support Stress Burden of earlier life-events