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Studies

Armsden & Greenberg (1987): study US 1986

Publication

Author(s):
Armsden, G.C.; Greenberg, M.T.
Title:
The Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment: Individual Differences and their Relationship to Psychological Well-Being in Adolescence.
Source:
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1987, Vol. 16, 427 - 454

Investigation

Public
Undergraduate students, USA, 1982
Sample
Respondents
N = 86
Non Response
?
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

"........satisfaction with life........"
(Full question not reported)

1  very dissatisfied
2  a little dissatisfied
3  neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
4  well satisfied
5  completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SL?-?-sq-v-5-b
Author's label:
Life satisfaction

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Family attachement Family climate (earlier for adults, current for young) Life change Balance of negative- and positive life-events