| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Lowenthal, M.F.; Chiriboga, D.A. |
| Title | Social Stress and Adaptation. Toward a Life-Course Perspective. |
| Source | Eisdorfer, C.; Lawton, M.P; Eds.: "Psychology of Adult Development and Aging", American Psychological Association, Washington DC, USA, 281 - 310 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1037/10044-011 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | People in transition, metropolis, USA, 1969 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| A. high school seniors (facing college, job, marriage,) chunk sample: class of senior high school men N:25, women N:27 B. newly weds (facing parenthood) snowball sample: recruted by respondents and marriage lists men N:25, women N:25 C. midle aged parents (facing empty nest) chunk sample: parents of high school students men N:27, women N:27 D. elderly planning to retire snowball sample: recruted by respondents and organisations men N:30, women N:30 | |
| Respondents N = | 216 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Half-structured focused interview | |
| General remarks | Same study reported in Lowenthal 1975 and Chiroboga 1975 |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: In general, how happy are you these days .....? 3 very happy 2 pretty happy 1 not too happy |
| Classification | O-HL-c-sq-v-3-cb |
| Author's label | Morale |
| Page in publication | 87 |
| Remarks | % very happy: 25 to 52 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Selfreport on 11 questions: "During the past few weeks, did you ever feel.....?" A angry B bored C could not get going D depressed E lonely F too busy G uneasy H excited I on top of the world J pleased K proud Answer options and scoring: - yes = 1 - no = 0 Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on H, I, J, K Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores A, B, C, D, E, F, G Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS Possible range: -7 to +5 Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (modified version) |
| Classification | A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-a |
| Author's label | Affect Balance |
| Page in publication | 87 |
| Remarks | 13.7 to 16.0 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Cumulative stress | show | Burden of earlier life-events |
| Mental health: complexity | show | Current general mental health |
| Mental health: complexity | show | PERSONALITY: CURRENT ORGANIZATION, also classified as above ↑ |
| Perceived stress (preoccupation with stress) | show | Burden of earlier life-events |
| Recent stress | show | Summed life-events: standard weights |