| Reference | Title of publication | Public |
Adams (1988): study US 1981
| Which comes First: Poor Psychological Well-Being or Decreased Friendship Activity?
| 62+ aged, white non-married females, middle class suburb of Chicago, USA. followed
1981-84
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Beals (1985): study US 1978
| Generational Differences in Well-being for two European Groups.
| Immigrants from Europe, USA, 1978
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Bock & Radelet (1988): study US 1973
| The Marital Integration of Religious Independents: A Reevaluation of Its Significance.
| 18+aged, white population, USA 1973-1974
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Costa & McCrae (1980): study US 1965
| Influence of Extraversion and Neuroticism on Subjective Well-Being: Happy and Unhappy People.
| 25-75 aged white males (largely veterans), followed 10 years, USA, 1965-76
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Costa & McCrae (1980): study US 1976
| Influence of Extraversion and Neuroticism on Subjective Well-Being: Happy and Unhappy People.
| 35-85 aged white males (largely veterans), USA, 1976
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Diener et al. (1995b): study US 1993
| Physical Attractiveness and Subjective Well-Being.
| College students, USA 199?
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Diener et al. (1995b): study US Illinois 1990 /1
| Physical Attractiveness and Subjective Well-Being.
| University students, USA, 199?
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Ferree (1984): study US 1971
| Class, Housework and Happiness: Women's Work and Life Satisfaction.
| White married women, USA, 1971-76
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Garrity (1973): study US NorthDakota 1970
| Social Involvement and Activeness as Predictors of Morale Six Months after First Myocardial Infarction.
| White males, heart-attack survivors, Durham, North-Carolina, USA, 1970
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George (1978): study US NorthCarolina 1973
| The Impact of Personality and Social Status Factors upon Levels of Activity and Psychological Well-Being.
| 50+ aged, whites, Durham, North Carolina, USA, 197?
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Glenn & Hoppe (1984): study US 1973
| Only Children as Adults, Psychological Well-Being.
| 18+ aged whites, USA, 1973-78
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Glenn & Kramer (1985): study US 1973
| The Psychological Well-Being of Adult Children of Divorce.
| 18+ aged whites, USA, 1973-82
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Glenn & Weaver (1979): study US 1972
| A Note on Family Situation and Global Happiness.
| 18-59 aged whites, non-institutionalized,
USA, 1972-75
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Glenn (1975a): study US 1972 /1
| The Contribution of Marriage to the Psychological Well-Being of Males and Females.
| 18+ aged whites, USA, 1972-1974
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Goldberg et al. (1979): study US 1971
| Depressed Mood and Subsequent Physical Illness.
| 18+ aged, died within 1-4 years and matched controls, USA, 1971-76
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Huff-Fox (1977): study US 1970
| Effects of Retirement and Former Worklife on Womens' Adaptation to Old Age.
| Older white middle-class women, USA, 1970
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Kahana & Kahana (1975): study US 1970
| The Relationship of Impulse Control to Cognition and Adjustment among Institutionalized Aged Women.
| 55+ aged white females living in nursing home, USA, 197?
|
Layard et al. (2009): study US 1972
| Does Relative Income Matter? Are the Critics Right?
| 30-55 aged white males, United States, 1972-2006
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Levy (1978): study US 1977
| Some Determinants of Temporal Experience in the Retired and its Correlates.
| 52-74 aged white male retirees, from two universities Mid-West U.S.A. 1977
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Matlin & Gawron (1979): study US 1977
| Individual Differences in Pollyannaism.
| University students white, middle-class, State University of New-York, USA,197?
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Miller et al. (1991): study US 1956
| Motherhood, Multiple Roles, and Maternal Well-Being: Women of the 1950 s.
| White married mothers with children under age 13, USA 1956
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Neugarten et al. (1961): study US 1955
| The Measurement of Life Satisfaction.
| 50+ aged, whites followed 2,5 years, Kansas City, USA., 196?
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Palmore & Kivett (1977): study US 1968
| Change in Life Satisfaction. A Longitudinal Study of Persons Aged 46 - 70.
| 46+ aged whites, followed 2 years, USA, 1968-1972/74
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Palmore & Luikart (1972): study US 1968
| Health and Social Factors Related to Life Satisfaction.
| 46+ aged, whites, North Carolina, USA, 1968-70
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Palmore (1981): study US 1968
| Social Patterns in Normal Aging: Findings From the Duke Longitudinal Study.
| 46+ aged whites, North Carolina, USA, followed from 1968 to 1976.
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Polit et al. (1980): study US 1975
| The Only Child Grows Up: A Look at Some Characteristics of Adults Only Children.
| Couples, white, middle/upper class, USA, 1975
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Townsend & Gurin (1981): study US 1972
| Re-examining the frustrated homemaker hypothesis: Role fit, personal dissatisfaction, and collective discontent.
| 18+ aged, white women, USA, 1972
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Weingarten (1985): study US 1976
| Marital Status and Well-Being: A National Study Comparing First-Married, Currently Divorced and Remarried Adults.
| 21+ aged whites, first married; divorced and remarried, USA, 1976
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Wright (1978): study US 1971
| Are Working Women Really More Satisfied? Evidence from Several National Surveys.
| White married women, USA, 1971-76
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