Townsend & Gurin (1981): study US 1972

Publication

Author(s):

Townsend, A.; Gurin, P.

Title:

Re-examining the frustrated homemaker hypothesis: Role fit, personal dissatisfaction, and collective discontent.

Source:

Sociology of Work and Occupations, 1981, Vol. 8, 464 - 488

Investigation

Public

18+ aged, white women, USA, 1972

Sample

Respondents

N = 946

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

"In general, how satisfying do you find your life these days? Would you call it....?."
3  completely satisfying
2  pretty satisfying
1  not satisfying

Classification:

O-SLu-c-sq-v-3-b

Author's label:

personal dissatisfaction with life

Error estimates:

Responses recoded 1: completely and pretty, 2 not very satisfying

Full text:

Self report on single question.:

Up to now, have you been able to satisfy most of your ambitions in life or have you had to settle for less than you had hoped for .....?
2  able to satisfy ambitions
1  settled for less

Classification:

C-RA-h-sq-v-2-a

Author's label:

Sense of unfulfillment

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sense of fulfilment O-SL by C-RW Sense of restriction Amount of restrictions perceived Role-fit Current employment status
Full-time home maker
Role conflict Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states)
Married vs widowed Education Level of school-education Age Current age (in years) Joint effects Summed socio-demographic + life style