Kamp Dush et al. (2008): study US 1980 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Kamp Dush, C.M.; Kroeger, R.A.; Taylor, M.G.
- Title:
- Marital Happiness and Psychological Well-Being Across the Life Course.
- Source:
- Family Relations, 2008, Vol. 57, 211 - 226
Investigation
- Public
- Married people, USA, followed 20 years 1980-2000
- Survey name
- US-Longitudinal study Instability of marriage over life course
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 2034
- Non Response
- 53% at wave 6
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Generally speaking; how would you say, you are these days.....?
1 very happy
2 pretty happy
3 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ca
- Author's label:
- life happiness
- Remarks:
- T1 level of happines.
Reported on range 0-2: M = 1,41, SD = 0,57
Tranformed to range 1-3 by WDH team - Page in publication:
- 215
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.41 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Later satisfaction with current marriage
Earlier satisfaction with current marriage
Change in numberr of children in household
Change employment of spouce
Change employment of spouce
Change in attitude to gender
Change employment of spouce
Summed effect of change in personal conditions