| Study | Gurin et al. (1960): study US 1957 |
| Title | Americans View their Mental Health. A Nationwide Interview Survey. |
| Source | Basic Books, 1960, New York, USA ( Reprint in 1980, Arno Press, New York, USA) |
| Public | 21+ aged, general public, USA,1957 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | 13%; 5% not at home, 8% refusals |
| Respondents N = | 2460 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Readiness for self- referral |
| Page in Source | 262 |
| Our classification | Readiness to seek professional care |
| Operationalization | 3-item index, containing attitude to professional help, use of professional help, and perceived competence to handle one's problems oneself strong self help / self help / might need help / could have used help / has used help. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa | G= - | Grade school : G' = -.09 (05) High school : G' = -.15 (01) College : G' = -.24 (01) |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa | Selfreport on single question: Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that 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. |