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Studies

Lohmann (1977): study US Tennessee 1975

Publication

Author(s):
Lohmann, N.
Title:
Correlations of Life Satisfaction, Morale and Adjustment Measures.
Source:
Journal of Gerontology, 1977, Vol. 32, 73 - 75

Investigation

Public
60+ aged, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, 197?
Sample
Respondents
N = 259
Non Response
43%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how satisfied are you with your life.....?
5  very satisfied
4  satisfied
3  average
2  somewhat dissatisfied
1  very dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Adjustment Adjustment to old-age inventories Morale_C Adjustment to old-age inventories Life satisfaction_C Adjustment to old-age inventories Life satisfaction_B Adjustment to old-age inventories Morale_A Adjustment to old-age inventories Morale_D Adjustment to old-age inventories Morale_B Adjustment to old-age inventories Life satisfaction_A Adjustment to old-age inventories Life satisfaction_D Adjustment to old-age inventories