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Studies

Miller et al. (1991): study US 1956

Publication

Author(s):
Miller, M.L.; Dempster-McClain, D.; Moen, P.
Title:
Motherhood, Multiple Roles, and Maternal Well-Being: Women of the 1950 s.
Source:
Gender and Society, 1991, Vol. 5, 565 - 582

Investigation

Public
White married mothers with children under age 13, USA 1956
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 356
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
and questionnaire.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 3 questions:

A
How often do you find yourself feeling disappointed about the ways things have turned out for you?
1  often
2  sometimes
3  hardly ever

B
All in all, how much happiness would you say you find in your life today?
1  almost none
2  some
3  a good deal

C
On the whole, how satisfied would you say you are with your life today?
1  not very satisfied
2  fairly satisfied
3  very satisfied

Summation: A+B+C/3
Classification:
M-CO-*-mq-v-3-a
Author's label:
general life satisfaction
Page in publication:
568
Error estimates:
Cronbach alpha: .62
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.69 -
SD:
0.36 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age