| Study | Phillips (1967): study US NewHampshire 1962 /1 |
| Title | Mental Health Status, Social Participation and Happiness. |
| Source | Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 1967, Vol. 8, 285 -291 |
| Public | 21+ aged, general public, New Hampshire, USA, 196? |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | 1% |
| Respondents N = | 593 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Mental health |
| Page in Source | 288 |
| Our classification | Scores on symptom inventories |
| Operationalization | Twenty-two Item Screening Score of psychiatric symptoms indicating impairment. (Langner, 1962) |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-HL-u-sq-v-3-a | G=+.39 p < .01 | Unaffected by age, S.E.S. and sex |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-HL-u-sq-v-3-a | Selfreport on single question: Taking all together: how happy would you say you are? Would you say you are? 3 very happy 2 pretty happy 1 not too happy |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| G | GOODMAN & Kruskal's GAMMA Type: test statistic Measurement level: Correlate: ordinal, Happinessl: ordinal Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: G = 0 « no rank correlation G = +1 « strongest possible rank correlation, where high correlate values correspond to high happiness ratings. G = -1 « strongest possible rank correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness ratings. |