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Correlational findings

Study Hawkins & Booth (2005): study US 1980

Public
Couples, USA, followed 12 years, 1980-1992
Survey name
US-Longitudinal study Instability of marriage over life course
Sample
Respondents
N = 1150
Non Response
35%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Overall health
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at T1(1980) and T4(1992)
Distribution
At T1: M=3.45, SD=.71, Range 1-4
At T4: M=3.22, SD=.74, Range 1-4
Operationalization
The respondents' ratings of their own overall health
1= poor
2= fair
3= good
4= excellent

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad r = +.23 p < .001 T1 Happiness by T1 overall health O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad r = +.37 p < .001 T1 Happiness by T4 overall health
(12 year interval)
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad r = +.13 p < .001 T4 Happiness by T1 overall health
(12 year interval)
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad r = +.22 p < .001 T4 Happiness by T4 overall health