| Study | Hoopes & Lounsbury (1989): study US 1985 |
| Title | An Investigation of Life Satisfaction Following a Vacation: A Domain Specific Approach. |
| Source | Journal of Community Psychology, 1989, Vol. 17, 129 - 140 |
| URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1520-6629(198904)17:2%3C129::AID-JCOP2290170205%3E3.0.CO;2-5/pdf |
| Public | Working adults, USA, before and after vacation, 198?, |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Non-Response | 23 |
| Respondents N = | 129 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Satisfaction with leisure during vacation |
| Page in Source | 132,133, 134 |
| Our classification | Later satisfaction with leisure |
| Operationalization | Self report on satisfaction with: - the amount of fun and relaxation experienced - engaging in favorite and new leisure activities. Assessed on a 1-7 scale: 1 delighted...terrible |
| Observed distribution | N=123 M=2,41 SD=1,02 |
| Error Estimates | alpha=.94 |
| Remarks | Assessed for three periods: T1: 1 or 2 weeks before vacation T2: during vacation (retrospectively at T3) T3: the week after vacation |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a | r=+.30 p < .05 | T1 life satisfaction (before vacation) by T2 satisfaction with leisure (during vacation) |
| O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a | r=+.44 p < .05 | T2 Satisfaction with leisure (during vacation) by T3 life satisfaction (after vacation) |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a | Selfreport on single question: How do you feel about your life as a whole.....? 7 delighted 6 pleased 5 mostly satisfied 4 mixed 3 mostly dissatisfied 2 unhappy 1 terrible Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' (original version) |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| r | PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient') Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: r = 0 « no correlation , r = 1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and r = -1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values. |