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Subjective Well-Being:
Non-Agitation, Life Satisfaction, Aging Satisfaction

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Subjective Well-Being:
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When? | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | Time 5 | Time 6 | Time 7
Where? | Intake Assessment (EE) Final Questionnaire | Intake Assessment (EE) | Intake Assessment (EE) Final Questionnaire | Intake Assessment (EE) Final Questionnaire | Intake Assessment (EE) | Intake Assessment (EE) | Intake Assessment (EE)
Questionnaire | EE: Intake Assessment pp. 4, 9, 10 Final Questionnaire p. 2 | EE: Intake Assessment pp. 4, 13-15 | EE: Intake Assessment pp. 4, 12, 13 Final Questionnaire p. 1 | EE: Intake Assessment pp. 4, 12, 13 Final Questionnaire p. 1 | EE: Intake Assessment pp. 4, 6, 7 | EE: Intake Assessment pp. 7, 8 | EE: Intake Assessment pp. 7, 8
SIR Data bank | EE: ZPK rec/table 9 (Z1kurz) rec/table 10 (Z1ee) rec/table 12 | EE: ZPK rec/table 109 (Z2kurz) rec/table 110 (Z2ee) | EE: ZPK rec/table 209 (Z3kurz) rec/table 210 (Z3ee) rec/table 212 | EE: ZPK rec/table 309 (Z4kurz) rec/table 310 (Z4ee) rec/table 312 | EE: ZPK rec/table 409 (Z5kurz) rec/table 410 (Z5ee) | EE: ZPK rec/table 510 (Z6ee) | EE: ZPK rec/table 610 (Z7ee)

(a) The 15 item version of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS, Lawton, 1975; Liang & Bollen, 1983) was used to assess overall subjective well-being. This scale was specifically designed for use with older adults.
Responses were given on a five-point Likert-Scale (5 labelled as "applies very well to me", 1 as "does not apply to me at all"). Higher scores on every item indicate higher subjective well-being. (Note that items with the suffix "r" were recoded.)
Note that one item (no. 15) was placed early in the EE interview (as well as later in the Final Questionnaire). This was done so that if the study participant completed only a short interview, there would nevertheless be a single item indicator of well-being. Responses on this item were given on a five-point Likert-Scale (5 labeled as "very well", 1 as "unsatisfactory"). Higher scores on every item indicate higher subjective well-being.
(b) To assess past life satisfaction, a single-item was used from the LSI-A
(Neugarten, Havighurst & Tobin, 1961).
LISREL modeling suggested that, three factors could be extracted: Non-agitation, satisfaction with aging and life satisfaction.
(c) Further information about subjective well-being was collected in the Final Questionnaire.

Literature: Smith & Baltes, 1996, 1999; Smith, Fleeson, Geiselmann, Settersen, & Kunzmann, 1996, 1999.

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Subjective Well-Being:
Items used in BASE

Note:
According to the design, EE variable names for Time 1 have the prefix z1, names for Time 2 have the prefix z2,
names for Time 3 have the prefix z3, names for Time 4 have the prefix z4, names for Time 5 have the prefix z5,
names for Time 6 have the prefix z6, and names for Time 7 have the prefix z7.
Respondents were asked to rate the following statements on a Likert-scale from 1-5.
Answers' coding ranged from 1 = unsatisfactory to 5 = very well.

| Original items | Translations used in BASE | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 2 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4 | Variable names Time 5 | Variable names Time 6 | Variable names Time 7
1. | Little things bother me more this year. | Dieses Jahr rege ich mich über Kleinigkeiten auf. | z1e31x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
2. | I sometimes worry so much that I can't sleep. | Ich mache mir oft solche Sorgen, daß ich nicht einschlafen kann. | z1e32x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
3. | I am afraid of a lot of things. | Ich habe vor vielen Dingen Angst. | z1e33x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
4. | I get mad more than I used to. | Ich werde häufiger wütend als früher. | z1e34x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
5. | I take things hard. | Ich nehme die Dinge schwer. | z1e35x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
6. | I get upset easily. | Ich rege mich leicht auf. | z1e36x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
7. | Things keep getting worse as I get older. | Je älter ich werde, desto schlimmer wird alles. | z1e37x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
8. | I have as much pep as I had last year. | Ich habe noch genauso viel Schwung wie letztes Jahr. | z1e38x1r /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
9. | As you get older, you are less useful. | Je älter ich werde, desto weniger nützlich bin ich. | z1e39x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
10. | As I get older, things are better/worse than I thought they would be. | Mit zunehmendem Alter ist mein Leben besser, als ich erwartet habe. | z1e40x1r /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
11. | I am as happy now as when I was younger. | Ich bin jetzt genauso glücklich, wie ich es in jungen Jahren war. | z1e41x1r /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
12. | I sometimes feel that life isn't worth living. | Manchmal glaube ich, daß das Leben nicht lebenswert ist. | z1e42x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
13. | Life is hard for me most of the time. | Das Leben ist die meiste Zeit hart für mich. | z1e43x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
14. | I have a lot to be sad about. | Ich bin über vieles traurig. | z1e45x1 /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
15. | How satisfied are you with your life today? | Wie zufrieden sind Sie zur Zeit mit ihrem Leben? | z1e12x1r /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +
Single item
16. | As I look back on my life, I am fairly well satisfied. | Ich bin zufrieden mit meinem Leben, wenn ich in die Vergangenheit zurückschaue. | z1e44x1r /x2 | + | + | + | + | + | +

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Subjective Well-Being:
Raw Constructs Created in BASE

Note:
According to the design, construct names for Time 1 have the prefix k1, names for Time 2 have the prefix k2,
names for Time 3 have the prefix k3, names for Time 4 have the prefix k4, names for Time 5 have the prefix k5,
names for Time 6 have the prefix k6, and names for Time 7 have the prefix k7.

Constructs | Construct names Time 1 | Construct names Time 2 | Construct names Time 3 | Construct names Time 4 | Construct names Time 5 | Construct names Time 6 | Construct names Time 7
Overall well-being
1. | k1z31wbm | k2z31wbm | k3z31wbm | k4z31wbm | k5z31wbm | k6z31wbm | k7z31wbm
Raw mean (items 1-15)
2. | k1zgwb | k2zgwb | k3zgwb | k4zgwb | k5zgwb | k6zgwb | k7zgwb
Factor score: mean (LISREL parcels 1, 2, 3)
Non-agitation
1. | k1z31ag | k2z31ag | k3z31ag | k4z31ag | k5z31ag | k6z31ag | k7z31ag
Raw mean (items 1-6)
2. | k1zwb1 | k2zwb1 | k3zwb1 | k4zwb1 | k5zwb1 | k6zwb1 | k7zwb1
Factor score: mean (LISREL parcels 1, 2, 3)
Aging satisfaction
1. | k1z37as | k2z37as | k3z37as | k4z37as | k5z37as | k6z37as | k7z37as
Raw mean (items 7-11)
2. | k1zwb2 | k2zwb2 | k3zwb2 | k4zwb2 | k5zwb2 | k6zwb2 | k7zwb2
Factor score: mean (LISREL parcels 1, 2, 3)
Life satisfaction
1. | k1z42ls | k2z42ls | k3z42ls | k4z42ls | k5z42ls | k6z42ls | k7z42ls
Raw mean (items 12-15)
2. | k1zwb3 | k2zwb3 | k3zwb3 | k4zwb3 | k5zwb3 | k6zwb3 | k7zwb3
Factor score: mean (LISREL parcels 1, 2, 3)

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Well-Being Constructs Created in BASE

Note:
According to the design, construct names for Time 1 have the prefix k1, names for Time 2 have the prefix k2,
names for Time 3 have the prefix k3, names for Time 4 have the prefix k4, names for Time 5 have the prefix k5,
names for Time 6 have the prefix k6, and names for Time 7 have the prefix k7.

Constructs | Construct names Time 1 | Construct names Time 2 | Construct names Time 3 | Construct names Time 4 | Construct names Time 5 | Construct names Time 6 | Construct names Time 7
Non-agitation
2a. | k1zwb1p1 | k2zwb1p1 | k3zwb1p1 | k4zwb1p1 | k5zwb1p1 | k6zwb1p1 | k7zwb1p1
LISREL parcel 1 *: mean (items 1, 3)
2b. | k1zwb1p2 | k2zwb1p2 | k3zwb1p2 | k4zwb1p2 | k5zwb1p2 | k6zwb1p2 | k7zwb1p2
LISREL parcel 2 *: mean (items 2, 6)
2c. | k1zwb1p3 | k2zwb1p3 | k3zwb1p3 | k4zwb1p3 | k5zwb1p3 | k6zwb1p3 | k7zwb1p3
LISREL parcel 3 *: mean (items 4, 5)
Aging Satisfaction
2a. | k1zwb2p1 | k2zwb2p1 | k3zwb2p1 | k4zwb2p1 | k5zwb2p1 | k6zwb2p1 | k7zwb2p1
LISREL parcel 1 *: mean (items 8, 15)
2b. | k1zwb2p2 | k2zwb2p2 | k3zwb2p2 | k4zwb2p2 | k5zwb2p2 | k6zwb2p2 | k7zwb2p2
LISREL parcel 2 *: mean (items 9, 10)
2c. | k1zwb2p3 | k2zwb2p3 | k3zwb2p3 | k4zwb2p3 | k5zwb2p3 | k6zwb2p3 | k7zwb2p3
LISREL parcel 3 *: mean (items 11, 7)
Life Satisfaction
2a. | k1zwb3p1 | k2zwb3p1 | k3zwb3p1 | k4zwb3p1 | k5zwb3p1 | k6zwb3p1 | k7zwb3p1
LISREL parcel 1 *: mean (items12)
2b. | k1zwb3p2 | k2zwb3p2 | k3zwb3p2 | k4zwb3p2 | k5zwb3p2 | k6zwb3p2 | k7zwb3p2
LISREL parcel 2 *: mean (item 13)
2c. | k1zwb3p3 | k2zwb3p3 | k3zwb3p3 | k4zwb3p3 | k5zwb3p3 | k6zwb3p3 | k7zwb3p3
LISREL parcel 3 * mean (item 14)

> > > > > * Note that
> > > > > (a) the items were standardized (M = 4, SD = 1) and
> > > > > (b) the current versions of the parcels were standardized (M = 4, SD = 1).

> For further information please read the technical documentation of the self and personality interview at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.

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