| Study | Palisi & Canning (1986): study US 1974 |
| Title | Urbanism and Psychological Well-Being: A Test of Three Theories. |
| Source | Sociological Spectrum, 1986, Vol. 6, 361 - 378 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1080/02732173.1986.9981797 |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1974-1982 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 7542 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Satisfaction received from familylife |
| Page in Source | 372 |
| Our classification | Satisfaction with family-life |
| Operationalization | Single closed question on satisfaction received from family life, rated on a 7-point scale, ranging from a "great deal" to "none" (order reversed). |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa | r=+.33 | |
| 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 |
| r | PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient') Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: r = 0 « no correlation , r = 1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and r = -1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values. |