TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of research on correlates of subjective well-being in adulthood
AU - Okun, M. A.
AU - Stock, W. A.
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During the coding phase of the meta-analysis, coders extracted information pertaining to several source characteristics including year of report, source of report, and quality of study ratings. Year of report was extracted directly from the source. Sources were categorized as journal articles, theseddissertations, books, and “other.” Dependent variables were the nine quality of study ratings made by the four coders on 280 sources. Quality of study ratings were made using a survey evaluation instrument consisting of nine items [7]: (1) How practically or theoretically significant ‘This study was supported by funds from the College of Education and University Provost, Arizona State University. Requests for reprints should be Sent to Moms A. Okun, Ph.D., Department of Higher and Adult Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 8525’. *From the College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, A2 85287, U.S.A. ’ 1984 by Beech Hill Enterprises, Inc.
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PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Social scientists in general and social gerontologists in particular have investigated extensively the correlates of subjective well being in adulthood. This paper examined whether ratings of study quality for 280 research reports on the correlates of subjec tive well-being in adulthood vary with year of report, type of report, journal focus, and study quality dimension. Multivariate analyses of variance indicated that Year of Report and Journal Focus were related to quality of study ratings. There were differences by Year of Report on ratings of significance of the problem, adequacy of sampling, appropriateness of statistical analyses, and adequacy of research report. Studies published in journals with an “aging” focus relative to those in journals with a “non aging” focus were rated higher on adequacy of the measuring instruments and reasonableness of the conclusions. The mean rating across all items was 2.67, indicating that the average study was judged to meet less than “some requirements.” Concerns are noted for definition of the problem, relevance of the population, adequacy of sampling, and adequacy of control for errors.
AB - Social scientists in general and social gerontologists in particular have investigated extensively the correlates of subjective well being in adulthood. This paper examined whether ratings of study quality for 280 research reports on the correlates of subjec tive well-being in adulthood vary with year of report, type of report, journal focus, and study quality dimension. Multivariate analyses of variance indicated that Year of Report and Journal Focus were related to quality of study ratings. There were differences by Year of Report on ratings of significance of the problem, adequacy of sampling, appropriateness of statistical analyses, and adequacy of research report. Studies published in journals with an “aging” focus relative to those in journals with a “non aging” focus were rated higher on adequacy of the measuring instruments and reasonableness of the conclusions. The mean rating across all items was 2.67, indicating that the average study was judged to meet less than “some requirements.” Concerns are noted for definition of the problem, relevance of the population, adequacy of sampling, and adequacy of control for errors.
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U2 - 10.1080/03610738408258561
DO - 10.1080/03610738408258561
M3 - Article
C2 - 6519146
AN - SCOPUS:0021673403
SN - 0361-073X
VL - 10
SP - 161
EP - 163
JO - Experimental Aging Research
JF - Experimental Aging Research
IS - 3
ER -