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Correlational findings

Study Larson (1989): study US 1984

Public
Lower-middle class employees, Chicago-area, USA, 198?
Sample
Respondents
N = 107
Non Response
Assessment
Experience sampling
Experience Sampling during 1 week between 8 AM and 10 PM (= about 8 times a day).

Correlate

Authors's Label
subjective control
Our Classification
Remarks
N= 107 (adults)
Distribution
M= 7.26;   SD= 1.22
Operationalization
Experience Sampling:8 Times a day during one week.Self-rating of control on respondents "control of actions" on 0-9 scale from " not at all" to "very much".

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-ARE-mi-sqr-n-7-a r = +.27 p < .001