| Publication |
| Author(s) | Bray, D.W.; Howard, A. |
| Title | The AT & T Longitudinal Studies of Managers. |
| Source | Schaie, K.W.; Ed.: "Longitudinal Studies of Adult Psychological Development", Guilford Press, 1983, New York, USA, 266 - 312 |
| Investigation |
| Public | 40+ aged male managers, Bell Telephone Company, 1956-1980 |
| Last assesment | 1976 |
| | T1: 1956, T2, T3, T4, T5: 1976 * |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive-quota sample |
| | New managers (N=422) from 6 Bell Companies, all expected to represent nearly all the persons to rise to middle management or higher in the years to come from 1) recent college graduated hired as management trainees 2) non-college employees risen from non-management jobs into management before age of 32, recruited at T1 (1956). Survivors (N=266) reassessed for this study at T5 (1976). |
| Respondents N = | 422 |
| | T1: 422, T5: 266 |
| Non Response | Panel loss at T5 37% |
| Assesment | Rating by experts |
| | Expert ratings based on various methods used in assesment center |
| General remarks | T1: Assesment-center entry in groups spread over period 1956 -1960;
T2: Annual interviews over period 1957-1963;
T3: Assessment-center entry in groups spread over period 1964-1968;
T4: Triannual interviews over period 1965-1975 ;
T5: Assessment-center entry in groups spread over period 1976- 1980.
BRAY 1980 reports first 80 subjects of T5-sample (N= 80);
BRAY 1983 reports an analysis on the full T5-sample (N= 266).
NB Part of the data reported in this exerpt (BRAY 1983) are summarized in BRAY 1980, with mention N=266. |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | | Our subject description |
| Absence of familial worries | show | Concern about family |
| Absence of financial worries | show | Worrying about money |
| Adjustment | show | Personality integration |
| Avocational interests | show | Leisure aspirations |
| Career satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with career |
| Career success | show | Advancement in current job |
| Career success | show | Change in work-conditions, also classified as above ↑ |
| Concern with aging | show | Attitude to ageing (getting older) |
| Concern with health | show | Concerns about health |
| Cynicism | show | Trusting |
| Feelings of crisis | show | Feeling secure (vs threatened) |
| Job satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole |
| Marital satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with marriage |
| Religious | show | Current religious beliefs |
| Stability of marriage | show | Expected change in marital status |