| Publication |
| Author(s) | Galatzer-Levy, I.R.; Bonanno, G.A.; Mancini, A.D. |
| Title | From Marianthal to Latent Growth Mixture Modeling: A Return to the Exploration of Individual Differences in Response to Unemployment. |
| Source | Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, 2010, Vol. 3, 116 - 125 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1037/a0020077 |
| Investigation |
| Public | 21-60 aged unemployed, before and after jobloss, Germany, 1984-2003 |
| Collect period | 1984-2003 |
| Survey name | DE-SOEP combined waves |
| Sample | Selection from general population sample |
| | The sample was limited to subjects who:
1. Were unemployed
2. Had been full time employed on at least 3 previous consecutive waves from age 18.
3. Had participated in the study for at least 4 consecutive waves before unemployment.
4. Had become unemployed before the age of 60.
5. Became unemployed at age 21 or older.
6. Had their 1st experience in unemployment since participating in the study. |
| Respondents N = | 774 |
| | Men 67%, women 33%
Mean age 44.8 years; s.d.= 12.5
Income DM 4.084; s.d. = 2.745 (monthly?) |
| Non Response | 30-40% |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| | Annual interviews at 8 waves of data ( 3 waves pre-event, 1 wave year of event, 4 waves post-event).
Subjects were organized around a 'floating baseline' method where subjects' data was centered on the year of unemployment. |
| Happiness measure(s) used |