Females

Intrinsic Motivation Correlation-Personal Motives

Vs.

Happiness

Intrinsic Motivation Correlation-Personal Motives

Vs.

Happiness

Intrinsic Motivation Correlation-Personal Motives

Vs.

Happiness

Intrinsic Motivation Correlation-Personal Motives

Vs.

Happiness

New couples/Couples without children

R = 0.479

p = 0.007**

N = 30

R = 0.338

p = 0.068

N = 30

R = 0.453

p = 0.012*

N = 30

R = 0.169

p = 0.080

N = 30

Couples with young children

R = 0.535

p = 0.000***

N=40

R = 0.243

p = 0.131

N = 40

R = 0.453

p = 0.003**

N = 40

R = −0.075

p = 0.647

N = 40

Couples with school age children

R = 0.552

p = 0.003**

N = 26

R = 0.651

p = 0.000***

N = 26

R = 0.473

p = 0.015*

N = 26

R = 0.468

p = 0.016*

N = 26

Couples with adolescent children

R = 0.560

p = 0.000***

N = 38

R = 0.363

p = 0.025*

N = 38

R = 0.598

p = 0.000***

N = 38

R = 0.282

p = 0.086

N = 38

Couples whose children have left home

R = 0.630

p = 0.094

N = 8

R = 0.507

p = 0.200

N = 8

R = −0.126

p = 0.766

N = 8

R = −0.630

p = 0.09

N = 8

Couples in old age

R = 0.261

p = 0.296

N = 18

R = 0.038

p = 0.882

N = 18

R = 0.499

p = 0.035*

N = 18

R = 0.011

p = 0.967

N = 18

Couples with adult children staying at home

R = 0.636

p = 0.001***

N = 25

R = 0.423

p = 0.035

N = 25

R = 0.504

p = 0.010**

N = 25

R = 0.128

p = 0.541

N = 25