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Studies

Forrester (1980): study US San Diego County, California 1980

Publication

Author(s):
Forrester, N.G.
Title:
Factors Contributing to Life Satisfaction of Divorced Women.
Source:
Unpublished PhD Dissertation, 1980, Arizona State University, USA

Investigation

Public
21-71 aged divorced women, San Diego, California, USA, 1980
Sample
Respondents
N = 70
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale'  (original version)
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.84 6.40
SD:
1.14 -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7  completely satisfied
6
5
4  neutral
3
2
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.87 6.50
SD:
1.23 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Job satisfaction_B