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Correlational findings

Study Linn & McGranahan (1980): study US 1984

Public
Physicians, California, USA, 1984
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 211
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire. Detail on measurement taken from Linn et all, 1986 'Health habits and coping behaviors among practicing physicians'. Western Journal of Medicine, 1986, vol. 144, 484-489

Correlate

Authors's Label
Socializing
Our Classification
Distribution
M =  Attending plays etc  2.98, Going out etc 3.77, Visiting etc 3.03, Talking etc 3.55
Operationalization
Selfreported of typical behaviours in the past 6 month to make one feel better:
- Attending plays, movies or concert
- Going out for dinner in a restayrant with friends or family
- Visiting friends or familr in their homes
- Talking on the telephone with friends about non-work related activities
Rated: never(1) to daily (6)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a r = +.12 ns