| Study | Lounsbury et al. (1979): study US Tennessee 1975 |
| Title | The Relationship of Avowed Life Satisfaction to Public Acceptance of and Expectations about a Nuclear Power Plant. |
| Source | Journal of Community Psychology, 1979, Vol. 7, 298 - 304 |
| URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1520-6629(197910)7:4%3C298::AID-JCOP2290070404%3E3.0.CO;2-M/pdf |
| Public | Adults, general public, Hartsville/Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA, 1975 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 288 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Consistency of attitude to nuclear plant in town |
| Page in Source | 302 |
| Our classification | Attitudes to local political issues |
| Operationalization | Correlation between acceptance of the building of a nuclear plant and perceptions of hazards and benefits. 1. acceptance - disruption 2. acceptance - health hazards 3. acceptance - increased business 4. acceptance - attention for town 5. acceptance - economic benefit |
| Remarks | |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | r= | r=+.47 r=+.49 difference ns |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | r= | r=+.62 r=+.60 difference ns |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | r= | r=.+34 r=+.10 difference significant (p<05) |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | r= | r=+.34 r=+.12 difference significant (p<05) |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | r= | r=+.45 r=+.40 difference ns |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | mr= | mr=+.44 mr=+.34 |
| Code | Full Text |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a | Selfreport on single question: Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time? [ 10 ] best possible life [ 9 ] [ 8 ] [ 7 ] [ 6 ] [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 0 ] worst possible life Preceded by 1) open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now. Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original) |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| mr | Mean correlation coefficient (r). For r, see PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION |
| 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. |