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Ryan et al. (2017): study US 2008

Publication

Author(s):
Ryan, L.H.; Chauhan, P. K.; Chopik, W.J.; Newton, N.J.
Title:
Effects of Pre-Retirement Personality, Health and Job Lock on Post-Retirement Subjective Well-being
Source:
Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 2017, Vol. 3, 378-387

Investigation

Public
44-85 aged, followed 4 years before and after retirement, USA, 2008/12--2010/14
Survey name
US-HRS combined waves
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 716
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 25 questions.

This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you felt this way in the past 30 days
13 positive feelings, e.g.
- exited
- inspired
- interested
- …….
12 negative feelings, e.g.
- afraid
- irritable
- hostile
- ...
Full list of feelings not reported
Answer options:
1  not at all
2  
3  
4  
5  very much

Computation: Average positive feelings experienced minus average negative feelings

Name: Watson et al's PANAS-X shortened version
Classification:
A-BW-cm-mq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Global positive and negative affect
Remarks:
Affect Balance Score (ABS) computed by WDH team, substracting NA from PA
T1: PA=3.69, SD=0.76; NA=1.73, SD=0.61, ABS = 1,96
T2: PA=3.70, SD=0.79; NA=1.73, SD=0.64, ABS=1.97
Page in publication:
5
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.96 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on affect during yesterdays activities (DRM)

Respondents first listed how many of 7 activities they did yesterday
- watching TV
- work or volunteering
- traveling, commuting
- taking care of health needs, e.g. doctor visits
- walking, excessing
- socializing
- running errands
They next rated the feelings experienced during these activities
a: happy
b; interested
c; content
d frustrated
e sad
f bored
0: did not experience the feeling at all
;
6 the feeling was extremely strong

Computation: (a+b+c) /3 -(d+e+f)/3
Classification:
A-APA-yd-mq-n-7-a
Author's label:
Experience positive and negative affect
Remarks:
T2 ABS computed by WDH team substracting NA from PA
PA=3.75, SD=1.4, NA=0.55, SD=0.79
Page in publication:
5
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -6 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.20 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age Age difference among elderly Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Race Ethnic status in the USA
White race
Year of education Level of school-education Married Earlier marital states
Married state (compared to non-married states)
Household wealth Total wealth Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Earlier physical health
Current functional health
Control over finances Perceived control over one's finances
Earlier sense of control over finances
T1 happiness Past happiness ( 1 to 10 years ago) Self-rated health (SRH) Earlier physical health
Global health self-rating
Neuroticism Neurotic
Earlier neuroticism
Extraversion Extraverted
Earlier extraversion
Conscientiousness Earlier conscientiousness
Conscientious
Agreeableness Earlier agreeableness Openness to experience Earlier openness
Open
Job locked Perceived impossibility of wanted retirement
Earlier perception of impossibility of wanted retirement