| Publication |
| Author(s) | Dosch, M.F. |
| Title | Child Abuse: A Comparison of Physical Abusers, Sexual Abusers, and Non-Abusers on Perceived Locus of Control, Self-Acceptance and Avowed Happiness. |
| Source | Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oregon, 1994, USA |
| URL | https://worlddatabaseofhappiness-archive.eur.nl/hap_bib/freetexts/dosch_fm_1979.pdf |
| Investigation |
| Public | Parents, abusing and non-abusing, Oregon, USA, 197? |
| | Year of data gathering not reported |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| | Non-probability purposive contrasting samples of parents: Childabusers selected by social workers. Non-abusers gathered from various organizations and matched with abusers for sex, age of (abused)child, sex of child,
S.E.S, marital status and employment status
|
| Respondents N = | 34 |
| | (17 child-abusers and 17 non-abusers) |
| Non Response | 234 questionn. given to case-workers, 76 actually sent out |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | Mailed questionnaire |
| Happiness measure(s) used |