| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Pierce, R.C.; Clark, M.M. |
| Title | Measurement of Morale in the Elderly. |
| Source | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1973, Vol. 4, 83 - 101 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 60+ aged, psychiatric cases and controls, San Fransisco, USA, 1962 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Not available |
| Community subjects: Probability sample stratified by age, sex, and social living arrangement (N = 264). Hospital subjects : Non-probability chunk sample of persons admitted to a psychiatric hospital during 1959 (N = 171); 90 discharge, 81 inpatients. Both samples were surivors from the Löwenthal (1964) sample of elderly San Fransisco residents. 206 males, 229 females; age 60+. | |
| Respondents N = | 435 |
| Non Response | 62% dropouts after 2 interviews (2 years) |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Structured interview | |
| General remarks | Same study also reported in LOWEN 1964 and CHIRI 1977, 1982. |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: All in all, how much happiness would you say you find in life today? 3 lots 2 some 1 almost none |
| Classification | O-HL-c-sq-v-3-m |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question : "In general, how would you say you feel most of the time, in good spirits or in low spirits....?" 1 low 2 both 3 good |
| Classification | A-AOL-g-sq-v-3-b |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question : "On the whole, how satisfied would you say you are with your way of life today.......?" 3 very satisfied 2 fairly satisfied 1 not very satisfied |
| Classification | O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-d |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Mental illness | show | Being in treatment for mental disorder (vs not) |
| Mental illness | show | Current general mental health , also classified as above ↑ |
| Mental illness | show | In mental hospital, also classified as above ↑ |