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Correlational findings

Study Estwing-Ferrans & Powers (1992): study US 1987

Public
Renal patients, USA 199?
Sample
Respondents
N = 349
Non Response
54%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with family.
Our Classification
Remarks
Fourth factor in analysis of responses to satisfaction inventory (Ferran & Powers 'Quality of life Index'). This factor was calculated after weighting the satisfaction responses with the paired importance responses, rated:very Unimportant(1) to very Important(6).
Operationalization
Selfreport of satisfaction with:
a. Family's happiness
b. Children
c. Relationship with spouse/significant
   others
d. Family's health

Rated: very dissatisfied (1) to very satisfied (6)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-g-sq-v-6-a r = +.38