| Publication |
| Author(s) | Bennett, F.A. |
| Title | Avowed Happiness in Communities of Religious Women. |
| Source | Unpublished PhD Dissertation, University of Utah, 1970, USA |
| URL | HTTP://worlddatabaseofhappiness.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 | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| Age-groups | A04ab | Current age (in years) |
| Choosing own superior | W04ab15 | Self-direction at work |
| Cognitive dissonance | L07ae | Acceptance of one's life-goals by others |
| Cognitive dissonance | F01ad02c | Agreement with parents, also classified as above ↑ |
| Cognitive dissonance | R12ag01 | Religious climate in family, also classified as above ↑ |
| Considering depature from the convent | I02af | Attitudes to institution |
| Considering depature from the convent | L05ac01b | Specific changes wanted, also classified as above ↑ |
| Description of job | W05ad01 | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
| Description of superior | W04ab11c | Leadership of boss |
| Educational level | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
| Evaluating superior | W05ad02g | Satisfaction with management |
| Freedom of disagreement | W04ab15 | Self-direction at work |
| Group-made decisions | W04ab15 | Self-direction at work |
| Loneliness | M15ac05a | Feeling lonely (vs not) |
| Loneliness | F06ac03 | Intimate discussions, also classified as above ↑ |
| Preparation for job | W06ab02 | Self-perceived work-performance |
| Presence of confident | I07ab01 | Having a confident or not |
| Presence of superior | W04ab15 | Self-direction at work |
| Recognition of work | W05ad02g | Satisfaction with management |
| Satisfaction from religious activities | R12af03 | Satisfaction with religion |
| Size of convent | I02ad05 | Size of institution |
| Trust of superior | W05ad02g | Satisfaction with management |