| Study | Rutledge (1990): study US Illinois 1981 |
| Title | Black Parent-Child Relations: Some Correlates. |
| Source | Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 1990, Vol. 21, 369 - 378 |
| URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/41602092?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents |
| Public | Female black students, Illinois, United States of America, 1981 |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 219 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Parental relationship |
| Page in Source | 374 |
| Our classification | Current intimate relationships |
| Operationalization | Single questions. Self report on "What kind of relationship did you have with your mother/father now" Rated: 1. not close at all 2. moderately close 3. cosiderably close |
| Observed distribution | 1 = 91 %, 2 = 8 %, 3 = 1 % |
| Remarks | Distribution in 210 women with valid data available on both question on maternal relationship and question on happiness. Reported phrasing of respons options in text differs from wording in table. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-HL-?-sq-v-3-b | G=+.30 p < .20 | Maternal |
| O-HL-?-sq-v-3-b | G=+.32 p < .01 | Paternal |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-HL-?-sq-v-3-b | Selfreport on single question .. General happiness.. (full text not reported) 1 unhappy 2 moderately happy 3 very happy |
| 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. |