Hoopes & Lounsbury (1989): study US 1985
Publication
- Author(s):
- Hoopes, L.L.; Lounsbury, J.W.
- Title:
- An Investigation of Life Satisfaction Following a Vacation: A Domain Specific Approach.
- Source:
- Journal of Community Psychology, 1989, Vol. 17, 129 - 140
Investigation
- Public
- Working adults, USA, before and after vacation, 198?,
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 129
- Non Response
- 23
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Completed at T1 and T3. Prevacation survey 1 to 2 weeks before vacation (median time 7 days), within a week after they returned to their jobs subjects filled out the postvacation survey form (median time 3 days).
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:
- Satisfaction with life as a whole
- Remarks:
- Post vacation: M= 5,43 SD=.85
This question on overall life satisfaction was preceded by 30 questions on satisfaction with aspects of life.
Scale was reversed in original report.
Mean in original scale: Pre vacation = 2,70, Post vacation = 2,57,
SD in original scale: Prevacation= .86, Postvacation= .85
Overall life satisfaction increased significantly (t=3.29 p<05) after vacation - Page in publication:
- 132,134,
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.30 -
- SD:
- 0.86 -
Correlational Findings
Earlier satisfaction with leisure
Later satisfaction with leisure
Earlier satisfaction with leisure
Later satisfaction with leisure
Earlier satisfaction with current marriage-relationship
Later satisfaction with current marriage
Satisfaction with marriage
Length of current marriage
Later satisfaction with current marriage
Satisfaction with local recreation
Build environment
Earlier satisfaction with leisure
Later satisfaction with leisure
Later satisfaction with income
Concern about spending
Later satisfaction with work
Later satisfaction with work
Earlier satisfaction with residence
Later attitudes to residence
Later satisfaction with leisure
Later leisure
Traveling
Current time-usage