Publication | |
Author(s) | Richards, M.L.; Kashner, J.B.; Okun, M.A.; Stock, W.A.; Vaughan, D.A. |
Title | The Influence of Serious Personal Losses or Misfortunes on Life Satisfaction. |
Source | Journal of Community Psychology, 1984, Vol. 12, 67 - 73 |
DOI | DOI: 10.1002/1520-6629(198401)12:1<67::AID-JCOP2290120109>3.0.CO;2-B |
Investigation | |
Public | 25-59 aged, general public, USA, 1981 |
Survey name | Not available |
Sample | Not available |
Stratified subsample of 375 adults, obtained from a probability area sample (N: 9570). Stratified by area and race. | |
Respondents N = | 375 |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
General remarks | |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Full text | Selfreport on single question: "In general, how satisfied are you with your life.....?" 3 mostly satisfied 2 partly satisfied 1 mostly disappointed |
Classification | O-SLu-g-sq-v-3-b |
Author's label | Life satisfaction |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range 1 - 3 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 2.50 | 7.60 |
Standard deviation | 0.58 |
Scores in | 1 | 2 | 3 |
% | 4.0 | 41.0 | 55.0 |
Author's label | Our subject description | |
Joint effects | show | Summed effects of current individual conditions (micro level) |
Maried status | show | Married state (compared to non-married states) |
Self-perceived health | show | Global health rating |
Serious personal loss or misfortune | show | Sum of negative life-events |
Social Integration | show | Perceived quality of intimate ties |