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Correlational findings

Study Michalos (1986): study CA 1984

Public
60+ aged, rural districts, Canada, 1984
Sample
Respondents
N = 457
Non Response
47%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Life compared to that deserved
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single closed question, rated on a 7-point scale: "Consider your life as a whole. How does it measure up to the life you think you deserved?" 1:far below what is deserved... 7:far above what is deserved.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.0 ns ß path-coefficient controlled for sex, age, income, education and the perceived discrepancies: own life with that of others, life with needs, life with progress in life, life now with best previous experience, life with wants. O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.0 ns ß path-coefficient controlled for sex, age, income, education and the perceived discrepancies: own life with that of others, life with needs, life with progress in life, life now with best previous experience, life with wants. O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa Beta = +.03 Total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.
O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a Beta = +.04 Total of the direct path and the indirect path via life compared with wants.