| Study | Brenner (1975): study US Various places 1972 |
| Title | Enjoyment as a Preventive of Depressive Affect. |
| Source | Journal of Community Psychology, 1975, Vol. 3, 346 - 357 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1002/1520-6629 |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, country and big city, USA, 1972 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | 19% in Washington, and 25% in Kansas City. |
| Respondents N = | 2168 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Depressive affect |
| Page in Source | 351 |
| Our classification | Feeling down (vs not) |
| Operationalization | Closed question on frequency of depression during past week: rarely/ occasionally/ most days. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| M-TH-g-sq-v-5-b | G=-.57 p < .001 | Gs= -.48 (001) when controlled for satisfaction with major life areas. Gs= -.48 (001) when controlled for usual quality of affect (closed question on spirits). Gs= -.44 (001) when controlled for both satisfaction with major life areas and usual quality of affect. |
| Code | Full Text |
| M-TH-g-sq-v-5-b | Self report on single question: "How often do you feel that you are really enjoying life? Would you say.....?" 5 very often 4 fairly often 3 occasionally 2 rarely 1 never |
| 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. |