Hunter et al. (2008): study ZZ 2003

Publication

Author(s):

Hunter, M.S.; Bhugra, D; Gupta, P; Papitsch-Clark, A; Sturdee, D

Title:

Culture, Country of Residence and Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison of South Asian Mid-Aged Women Living in the UK, UK Caucasian Women and Women living in Delhi, India.

Source:

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 2008, Vol. 1, 44 - 57

Investigation

Public

45-55 aged Indian women in menopause, Delhi, India and Birmigham, UK. 200?

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability snowball sample

Respondents

N = 153

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale'  (original version)

Classification:

O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a

Author's label:

Life satisfaction

Page in publication:

46

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.74 -

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Migration Ethnic status in specific nations
Ever migrated or not Depressed mood Depressive (f31-33) Ethnicity Ethnic status in specific nations
Ethnic status in regions Level of education Earlier educational level Employment Current employment status General health Global health self-rating Participation in exercise Physical activity
Active involvement in sports City of residence Comparison of non-representative nation samples