Lee (1985): study US 1979

Publication

Author(s):

Lee, M.D.

Title:

Probing Behavioral Patterns of Structuring Daily Life.

Source:

Human Relations, 1985, Vol. 38, 457 - 476

Investigation

Public

23-49 aged, USA, 1979-1981

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 80

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
And 9-day diary; one interview before and 2 after the 9 day diary. This period included 2 weekends.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

In general, how happy would you say you are these days.....?
7  extremely happy
6  very happy
5  pretty happy
4  not too happy
3  a bit unhappy
2  pretty unhappy
1  very unhappy

Classification:

O-HL-c-sq-v-7-a

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Time use / enjoyment Attitudes to own activity pattern
Current life-style pattern (life-style type)
Current time-usage
Satisfaction with time-use
Time spend at home
Time spend on work