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 asesment methods
Structured interview/questionnaire/laboratory observation
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Selfreport 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
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 0%, 3: 0%, 4: 0%, 5: 0%
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.40 6.00
- SD:
- 0.97
Correlational Findings
Summed later-life conditions
Socio-demographic + life-events
Summed later-life conditions
Socio-demographic + life-events + social ties
Number of children
Birth sequala
Handicap/health of one's children