| Publication |
| Author(s) | Bennett, F.A. |
| Title | Avowed Happiness in Communities of Religious Women. |
| Source | Unpublished PhD Dissertation, University of Utah, 1970, USA |
| URL | https://worlddatabaseofhappiness-archive.eur.nl/hap_bib/freetexts/bennett_fa_1970.pdf |
| Investigation |
| Public | Nuns, Catholic congregations, USA, 1969 |
| Collect period | 3 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| | Systematic random sample of Nuns affiliated with the Conference of Major Superiors of Women's institutes in the U.S.A. inc.(C.H.S.W.). About 95% of all groups of nuns in the U.S.A. are affiliated with this organization.
Subjects involved in an earlier pilot-study were excluded. |
| Respondents N = | 963 |
| Non Response | 11,5% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | Mailed questionnaire |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | | Our subject description |
| Age-groups | show | Current age (in years) |
| Choosing own superior | show | Self-direction at work |
| Cognitive dissonance | show | Acceptance of one's life-goals by others |
| Cognitive dissonance | show | Agreement with parents, also classified as above ↑ |
| Cognitive dissonance | show | Religious climate in family, also classified as above ↑ |
| Considering depature from the convent | show | Attitudes to institution |
| Considering depature from the convent | show | Specific changes wanted, also classified as above ↑ |
| Description of job | show | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
| Description of superior | show | Leadership of boss |
| Educational level | show | Level of school-education |
| Evaluating superior | show | Satisfaction with management |
| Freedom of disagreement | show | Self-direction at work |
| Group-made decisions | show | Self-direction at work |
| Loneliness | show | Feeling lonely (vs not) |
| Loneliness | show | Intimate discussions, also classified as above ↑ |
| Preparation for job | show | Self-perceived work-performance |
| Presence of confident | show | Having a confident or not |
| Presence of superior | show | Self-direction at work |
| Recognition of work | show | Satisfaction with management |
| Satisfaction from religious activities | show | Satisfaction with religion |
| Size of convent | show | Size of institution |
| Trust of superior | show | Satisfaction with management |