| Study | Neuberger & Allerbeck (1978): study XZ Germany West 1977 /1 |
| Title | Messung und Analyse von Arbeitszufriedenkeit. (Measurement and Analysis of Satisfaction with Work). |
| Source | Hans Huber Verlag, 1978, Bern, Switzerland |
| Public | Employees, metal industry, West-Germany, 1977 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 84 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Depressiveness |
| Page in Source | 147 |
| Our classification | Depressive (f31-33) |
| Operationalization | Index of direct questions about: Displeased, uncertain, low-spirited, dissatisfied, inferior, day-dreamy behavior vs well-balanced, satisfied, certain, positive action. Part of 114 item Freiburger Persönlichkeits-Inventar (Freiburger Personality Inventory: Fahrenberg & Selg, 1973, short form A). |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| M-AO-c-sq-f-7-a | r=-.21 ns | |
| Code | Full Text |
| M-AO-c-sq-f-7-a | Selfreport on single question: When you're not only thinking of your job, but of your total present situation (house, prices, health, love, politics, neighbors, etc.), how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole? Please mark the appropriate face below. Rated on pictorial scale, consisting of seven smilies, expressing variations from very dissatisfied (a) to very satisfied (g) ( Kunin's 'Faces scale') Pictures not reproduced here). 1 unhappy face . . 4 neutral face . . 7 happy face Item in the "Arbeitsbeschreibungsbogen" (job-description questionnaire). |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| 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. |