| Publication |
| Author(s) | Gilman, R.; Handwerk, M.L. |
| Title | Changes in Life Satisfaction as a Function of Stay in a Residential Setting. |
| Source | Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2001, Vol. 18, 47 - 65 |
| URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J007v18n04_05 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1300/J007v18n04_05 |
| Investigation |
| Public | 11-14 aged in residential treatment followed 4 months, USA, 1996 |
| | Students aged between 11-14 years old in Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. Sample consisted of males and females, of Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic ethnicity. |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| | Adapted from the Multidimensional Student's Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS) (Huebner, 1994). Wording of MSLSS was changed to address the living status of the children. |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Respondents N = | 22 |
| | -15 males and 7 females
- 13 Caucasian, 5 African-American, 4 Hispanic
- 15 8th graders, 3 7th graders, 4 6th graders
- 71% came from households with income levels ranged between $15,000 to $540,000 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | The directions were first read aloud prior to completion of the survey. The participants were then allowed to complete the survey at their own pace, with supervisors present to respond to questions as necessary. |
| General remarks | Year unreported, assumed to be 1996. |
| Happiness measure(s) used |