Study Bowling & Gabriel (2004): study GB 2001

Public

65+aged, Britain, 2000-2001

Survey name

Omnibus Survey

Sample

Respondents

N = 999

Non Response

23%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Interviews took place in the homes of respondents. They lasted between 60-90 minutes.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Self-efficacy

Our Classification

Remarks

(Schwarzer, 1993)

Operationalization

Self report on 3 questions:
a: How much control do you feel you have over the important things in your life?
   1: a lot of control
   2: some control
   3: little/no control
b: Things never work out the way I want them to
c: When I make plans I am certain to make them work
d: Failure just makes me try harder

Rated
1: strongly disagree
;
5: strongly agree'

Observed Relation with Happiness