Levy (1978): study US 1977
Publication
- Author(s):
- Levy, S.M.
- Title:
- Some Determinants of Temporal Experience in the Retired and its Correlates.
- Source:
- Genetic Psychology Monographs, 1978, Vol. 98, 181 - 202
Investigation
- Public
- 52-74 aged white male retirees, from two universities Mid-West U.S.A. 1977
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 70
- Non Response
- 36% (12% refusals, 24% not available)
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Focused interviews at home and content-analysis of tapes
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report in focused interview:
Content analysis of interview protocols by 3 independent rates.
1 no satisfaction expressed
2
3
4 mild contentment
5
6
7 overall joy in living
Summation: scales we summed - Classification:
- M-CO-c-fi-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Contentment-happiness
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: high inter-rate agreement: r± .80
- Full text:
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Self report in focused interview:
Content analysis of tapes of a focused interview by three independent raters. `Sense of life satisfaction' was scored on a seven-point scale.
Rating options;
1 deep regret for the course of life
2
3
4
5
6
7 complete satisfaction with one's life, no regret
Scores of raters were averaged. - Classification:
- O-SLC-g-fi-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Sense of life satisfaction
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: high inter-tate agreement: r± +.80