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Correlational findings

Study Rosenfield (1992): study US 1988

Public
20-70 aged, chronic mental patients, USA, 1989
Sample
Respondents
N = 157
Non Response
7%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
By clinical psychologists and psychiatric nurses.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Specific services recieved for planning time
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Test-Retest reliability .56
Operationalization
Selfreport on questions whether (or not) one received this type of services in the last month
concerning
a: Planning time in weeknights and weekends
b: Planning time on weekdays
c: Planning time on holidays

Options:
0: no
1: yes

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = +.22 p < .05 Planning time in weeknights and weekends O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = -.17 p < .10 Planning time on weekdays O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = -.01 ns Planning time on holidays O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a Beta = +.04 ns Any of the above services recieved (vs none)

Beta's controlled for:
- Background characteristics
  - age
  - sex
  - education
  - race
- Clinical characteristics of positive and negative symptoms
- Functioning in terms of:
  - daily living skills
  - vocational skills
  - social skills
- need for structure
- need for supervision
- social contacts