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Studies

Harry (1976): study US 1973

Publication

Author(s):
Harry, J.
Title:
Evolving Sources of Happiness for Men over the Life Cycle: A Structural Analysis.
Source:
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1976, Vol. 38, 289 -296

Investigation

Public
18+ aged males, living with family, USA, 1973
Sample
Respondents
N = 374
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Author's label:
Happiness

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Life cycle stage Development of family of procreation (family life-cycle) Married Married (vs never married) Excitement Exiting (vs dull) Satisfaction with finances Satisfaction with financial situation Satisfaction with job Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole Satisfaction with friends Satisfaction with friends Satisfaction with family Satisfaction with family of relatives Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with leisure Satisfaction with leisure Satisfaction with city Satisfaction with local environment Institutional malintegration Attitudinal consistency
Role conflict