| Study | Sigelman (1981): study US 1974 |
| Title | Is Ignorance Bliss? A Reconsideration of the Folk Wisdom. |
| Source | Human Relations, 1981, Vol. 34, 965 - 974 |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, USA, 1974-76 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 2650 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Age |
| Page in Source | 971 |
| Our classification | Current age (in years) |
| Operationalization | |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa | Beta=-.13 p < .01 | ß controlled for: gender, race, education, family income, marital status, church attendance, political participation and health condition. ß hardly decreases when intelligence (IQ) is also controled. |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa | Selfreport on single question: Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....? 3 very happy 2 pretty happy 1 not too happy |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| Beta | STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric. Range: [-1 ; +1] Meaning: beta > 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta < 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta = 0 « no correlation. beta = + 1 or -1 « perfect correlation. |