Study

Publication
Author(s)	Schaefer, E.S.; Bayley, N.
Title	Maternal Behavior, Child Behavior and Their Intercorrelation.
Source	Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Serial no. 87, 1963, Vol. 28, 3 - 127
URL	http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/1165694.pdf
Investigation
Public	Girls, followed from age 0 to 18, Berkely, California, USA, 1929-47
Last assesment	1947
	T1: 1928 T2:±1947
Survey name	Not available
	Berkely Growth Study. See Bayley 1933. Same study also reported in MCGRA 1968 and SCHAE 1963/1
Sample	Not available
	Non-probability chunk sample. Children born in two Berkely hospitals in 1928 and 1929. Full term infants of white, English speaking parents.
Respondents N =	19
Non Response	Not available
Assesment	Multiple methods
	Observations of behavior and interviews in childhood and adolescence
Happiness measure(s) used

Full text	Clinical rating. Ratings by four judges on the basis of notes from observations and interviews between age 12-18. Ratings were made on the following dimensions: A. discontented B. unhappy C. dissatisfied D. complaints Rating options: 1 not at all true 2 3 4 average 5 6 7 8 extremely true Summation: not reported
Classification	O-Sum-g-rc-v-7-a
Author's label	Adolescent Discontent
Error estimates	Reliability: Kuder-Richardson formula (p 38): .83 Validity:
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

Full text	Selfreport in focused interview Rating two independent interviewers. A. Psychiatric social worker who interviewed parents at home. Interview focused on child B. Clinical psychologist who interviewed parents separately. Interview focused on family life. Rating options: 7 extremely cheerful, animated, jolly 6 5 4 usually good-humored air 3 2 1 dejected, melancholic appearance, in the dumps Summation: average ratings A and B
Classification	A-CP-g-fi-v-7-a
Author's label	Adolescent Cheerfulness
Error estimates	Reliability: Kuder-Richardson formula (p 38): .83 Validity:
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

Author's label	Subject Code Finding	Subject description
Cheerfulness	H07aa02o	O-open by A-CA
Cheerfulness	H09ab04	Rating of happiness by interviewer, also classified as above ↑
Emotional tone in babyhood (age 0-3)	H04ab01c	Long term happiness (< 10 years ago)
Emotional tone in babyhood (age 0-3)	H04ab01b	Past happiness ( 1 to 10 years ago), also classified as above ↑
Personality in adolescence (age 12-18)	P05	PERSONALITY: CURRENT TRAITS
Personality in childhood (age 2 to 8)	P02ab	Earlier personality traits