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Correlational findings

Study Alexander (1969): study US 1964

Public
Schizophrenic males non-hospitalized, Monroe County, New York, USA, 1964-65
Sample
Respondents
N = 178
Non Response
28%, most of them patients'or family member refusal
Assessment
Register data
Analysis of case registers and clinical interviews with family members

Correlate

Authors's Label
Severity of pathology
Our Classification
Operationalization
Rating by a psychiatrist on the basis of a detailed symptom check-list: 1-3 (minimal impairment) / 4-6 / 7-9 / 8-12 (marked impairment)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa G = -.27 p < .01 Index of Negative Affects: r = +.16 (ns)
    U-shaped curve: Ss with pathology ratings of     7-9 having most negative feelings.
    Significant differences between those with     ratings of 4-6 and those with ratings of 7-9     only.
Unrelated to the Index of Positive Affects.
A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-f r = - Index of Negative Affects: r = +.16 (ns)
    U-shaped curve: Ss with pathology ratings of
    7-9 having most negative feelings.
    Significant differences between those with
    ratings of 4-6 and those with ratings of 7-9     only.
Unrelated to the Index of Positive Affects.