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Final Questionnaire:
Life Satisfaction
Aging Satisfaction
Subjective Domain Status
Future Orientation / Optimism
Control Beliefs / Everyday Mastery

- General Information
- Raw Data Available in BASE
  - Life Satisfaction
  - Aging Satisfaction
  - Subjective Domain Status
  - Future Orientation / Optimism
  - Control Beliefs / Everyday Mastery

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Final Questionnaire:
General Information

When? | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | Time 5 | Time 6 | Time 7
Where? | Final Questionnaire (FQ) | - | Final Questionnaire (FQ) | Final Questionnaire (FQ) | - | Final Questionnaire (FQ) | -
Questionnaire | FQ: Final Questionnaire p. 2 | - | FQ: Final Questionnaire p. 1 | FQ: Final Questionnaire p. 1 | - | FQ: Final Questionnaire pp. 1-3 | -
SIR Data bank | FQ: ZPK rec/table 12 | - | FQ: ZPK rec/table 212 | FQ: ZPK rec/table 312 | - | FQ: ZPK rec/table 512 | -

Having completed the Intake Assessment and the Intensive Protocol interviews, we visited the BASE participants for a final time and asked general questions about life satisfaction and evaluations of different domains of their life. This so called Final Questionnaire (FQ) was extended at Time 3 and Time 4 to include more items on subjective domain status and aging satisfaction. Questions on subjective change in satisfaction were asked at Time 1 only. At Time 2, Time 5, and Time T7 no Final Questionnaire was given to the participants.

Some of the questions were repeats on items included in the Intake Assessment or the Intensive Protocol. E.g. item no.15 on life satisfaction from the PGCMS was not only used in the Final Questionnaire, but also in the Intake Assessment (z*e12x1r). This was also true for the standard single items about subjective mental health (Intake Assessment: z*e14x1r) and subjective health (Intake Assessment: z*e13x1r), which are commonly used in epidemiological surveys (see e.g. Idler, 1992). At Time 1, three questions were included about percieved change in satisfaction over the last five years (comparable items in the Intake Assessment z*e12lx1, z*e13lx1, z*e14lx1 referred to subjective change over the last 12 months).

At Time 3, Time 4, and Time 6 subjective domain status was asked in eight domains of their lives, for instance memory (Intake Assessment: z*e12n1r), visual and auditory capacity, mobility, social activity (resembling question in Intensive Protocol on satisfaction with social activities: z*e94bx1), everyday routines and financial situation (cf. Campbell, Converse, & Rodgers, 1976).

Subjective well-being was measured by a single item of the PGCMS as at Time 1, and additionally by a five-item short version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (Pavot & Diener, 1993; extending the information about Aging Satisfaction collected in the Intake Assessment using the PGCMS). Ten items developed in BASE asked about Aging Satisfaction at Time 3 and Time 4 (extending the information about Aging Satisfaction collected in the Intake Assessment using the PGCMS).

Furthermore participants were asked about their future perspective (Intensive Protocol: p*dopt1 and p*dfutor), concerning control beliefs (Intake Assessment: z*e46x1) and everyday mastery (Intake Assessment: z*e48x1).

On all items, answers were given on a five-point Likert-Scale.

Literature: Pavot, W. & Diener, E. (1993). Review of the Satisfaction With Aging Scale. Psychological Assessment, 5, 2, 164-172; Lawton, M. P. (1975). The Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale: A revision. Journal of Gerontology, 30, 85-89.

- General Information
- Raw Data Available in BASE
  - Life Satisfaction
  - Aging Satisfaction
  - Subjective Domain Status
  - Future Orientation / Optimism
  - Control Beliefs / Everyday Mastery

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Final Questionnaire:
Life Satisfaction

Note:
According to the design, FQ variable names for Time 1 have the prefix z1a, names for Time 3 have the
prefix z3a, names for Time 4 have the prefix z4a, and names for Time 6 have the prefix z6a.

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4 | Variable names Time 6 | Identical items
1. PGCMS (Item no. 15)
15. | How satisfied are you with your life today? | Wie zufrieden sind Sie zur Zeit mit Ihrem Leben? | z1a12x1r | + | + | + | z*e12x1r
2. Satisfaction With Life Scale
1. | In most ways my life is close to my ideal. | In den meisten Dingen ist mein Leben nahezu ideal. | - | z3aswls1 | + | + | -
2. | The conditions of my life are excellent. | Meine Lebensbedingungen sind hervorragend. | - | z3aswls2 | + | + | -
3. | I am satisfied with my life. | Ich bin zufrieden mit meinem Leben. | - | z3aswls3 | + | + | -
4. | So far I have gotten the important things I want in life. | Die wichtigen Dinge, die ich im Leben will, habe ich weitestgehend erreicht. | - | z3aswls4 | + | + | -
5. | If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing. | Wenn ich mein Leben noch einmal leben könnte, würde ich kaum etwas anders machen. | - | z3aswls5 | + | + | -

- General Information
- Raw Data Available in BASE
  - Life Satisfaction
  - Aging Satisfaction
  - Subjective Domain Status
  - Future Orientation / Optimism
  - Control Beliefs / Everyday Mastery

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Final Questionnaire:
Aging Satisfaction

Note:
According to the design, FQ variable names for Time 1 have the prefix z1a, names for Time 3 have the
prefix z3a, names for Time 4 have the prefix z4a, and names for Time 6 have the prefix z6a.

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4 | Variable names Time 6
1. | Mit zunehmendem Alter suchen Menschen häufiger meinen Rat. | With increasing age people ask me for advice more often. | - | z3aas1 | + | +
2. | Ich bin zufrieden damit, wie ich gealtert bin. | I am satisfied with the way I have aged. | - | z3aas2 | + | +
3. | Mit zunehmendem Alter bin ich häufiger auf die Hilfe anderer angewiesen. | With increasing age I have become more dependent on others. | - | z3aas3 | + | +
4. | Das Älterwerden hat sich positiv auf mein Leben ausgewirkt. | Growing older has had a positive effect on my life. | - | z3aas4 | + | +
5. | Je älter ich werde, desto mehr bestimme ich selbst, was in meinem Leben passiert. | The older I get the more I determine what happens in my life. | - | z3aas5 | + | +
6. | Weil ich älter werde, hat mein Leben sich verschlechtert. | My life has worsened, because I am getting older. | - | z3aas6 | + | +
7. | Je älter ich werde, desto mehr muß ich im Leben aufgeben | .The older I become the more I have to give up in my life. | - | z3aas7 | + | +
8. | Mit zunehmendem Alter habe ich erfahren müssen, daß körperliche Schmerzen mein Leben sehr beeinträchtigen können. | With increasing age I have found that physical pain can strongly impair my life. | - | z3aas8 | + | +
9. | Das Älterwerden bringt Veränderungen mit sich, mit denen ich unzufrieden bin. | Growing old has brought changes that I am dissatisfied with. | - | z3aas9 | + | +
10. | Mit zunehmendem Alter kann ich mich besser akzeptieren, so wie ich bin. | With increasing age I can better accept myself as I am. | - | z3aas10 | + | +

- General Information
- Raw Data Available in BASE
  - Life Satisfaction
  - Aging Satisfaction
  - Subjective Domain Status
  - Future Orientation / Optimism
  - Control Beliefs / Everyday Mastery

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Final Questionnaire:
Subjective Domain Status

Note:
According to the design, FQ variable names for Time 1 have the prefix z1a, names for Time 3 have the
prefix z3a, names for Time 4 have the prefix z4a, and names for Time 6 have the prefix z6a.

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4 | Variable names Time 6 | Identical items
1. | How would you rate your present physical health? | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihre körperliche Gesundheit? | z1a13x1r | + | + | + | z*e13x1r
2. | How would you rate your present mental health? | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihre seelische und geistige Gesundheit | z1a14x1r | - | - | - | z*e14x1r
3. | How would you rate your present memory? | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihr Gedächtnis? | - | z3a12n1r | + | + | z*e12n1r
4. | How would you rate your present vision? | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihr Sehvermögen? | - | z3aseh | + | + | -
5. | How would you rate your present hearing? | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihr Hörvermögen? | - | z3ahoer | + | + | -
6. | How would you rate your present mobility? | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihre Beweglichkeit? | - | z3abew | + | + | -
7. | How would you rate your present social activities? | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihre sozialen Aktivitäten? | - | z3asozak | + | + | -
8. | How would you rate your present social relationships (family and friendships) | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihre sozialen Beziehungen (d.h. Familie und Freundschaften) | - | z3asozbe | + | + | -
9. | How would you rate your present everyday life? (How well do you manage everything?) | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihr alltägliches Leben (Wie kommen Sie damit zurecht?) | - | z3aallt | + | + | -
10. | How would you rate your present financial situation? | Wie beurteilen Sie zur Zeit Ihre finanzielle Situation? | - | z3afinan | + | + | -

- General Information
- Raw Data Available in BASE
  - Life Satisfaction
  - Aging Satisfaction
  - Subjective Domain Status
  - Future Orientation / Optimism
  - Control Beliefs / Everyday Mastery

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Final Questionnaire:
Future Orientation / Optimism

Note:
According to the design, FQ variable names for Time 1 have the prefix z1a, names for Time 3 have the
prefix z3a, names for Time 4 have the prefix z4a, and names for Time 6 have the prefix z6a.

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4 | Variable names Time 6 | Identical items
1. | I feel confident when I think about my future. | Wenn ich an meine Zukunft denke, bin ich zuversichtlich. | - | z3aopt1 | + | - | p*dopt1
2. | I have made plans for things I'll be doing a month or a year from now. | Ich habe Pläne für die kommenden Monate und das nächste Jahr. | - | z3afutor | + | - | p*dfutor

- General Information
- Raw Data Available in BASE
  - Life Satisfaction
  - Aging Satisfaction
  - Subjective Domain Status
  - Future Orientation / Optimism
  - Control Beliefs / Everyday Mastery

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Final Questionnaire:
Control / Everyday Mastery

Note:
According to the design, FQ variable names for Time 1 have the prefix z1a, names for Time 3 have the
prefix z3a, names for Time 4 have the prefix z4a, and names for Time 6 have the prefix z6a.

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4 | Variable names Time 6 | Identical items
1. | I can pretty much determine what happens in my life. | Zur Zeit kann ich viel von dem, was in meinem Leben passiert, selbst bestimmen. | - | z3a46x1 | + | + | z*e46x1
2. | I can deal well with the demands of everyday life. | Zur Zeit werde ich mit den Anforderungen des alltäglichen Lebens gut fertig. | - | z3a48x1 | + | + | z*e48x1

- General Information
- Raw Data Available in BASE
  - Life Satisfaction
  - Aging Satisfaction
  - Subjective Domain Status
  - Future Orientation / Optimism
  - Control Beliefs / Everyday Mastery

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