Wellbeing.htm

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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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.

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1.

Little things bother me more this year.

Dieses Jahr rege ich mich über Kleinigkeiten auf.

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I sometimes worry so much that I can't sleep.

Ich mache mir oft solche Sorgen, daß ich nicht einschlafen kann.

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I am afraid of a lot of things.

Ich habe vor vielen Dingen Angst.

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I get mad more than I used to.

Ich werde häufiger wütend als früher.

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I take things hard.

Ich nehme die Dinge schwer.

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I get upset easily.

Ich rege mich leicht auf.

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7.

Things keep getting worse as I get older.

Je älter ich werde, desto schlimmer wird alles.

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8.

I have as much pep as I had last year.

Ich habe noch genauso viel Schwung wie letztes Jahr.

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As you get older, you are less useful.

Je älter ich werde, desto weniger nützlich bin ich.

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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.

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11.

I am as happy now as when I was younger.

Ich bin jetzt genauso glücklich, wie ich es in jungen Jahren war.

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12.

I sometimes feel that life isn't worth living.

Manchmal glaube ich, daß das Leben nicht lebenswert ist.

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Life is hard for me most of the time.

Das Leben ist die meiste Zeit hart für mich.

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I have a lot to be sad about.

Ich bin über vieles traurig.

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15.

How satisfied are you with your life today?

Wie zufrieden sind Sie zur Zeit mit ihrem Leben?

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As I look back on my life, I am fairly well satisfied.

Ich bin zufrieden mit meinem Leben, wenn ich in die Vergangenheit zurückschaue.

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Subjective Well-Being:
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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.

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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

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k5z42ls

k6z42ls

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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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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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	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	+	+	+	+	+	+

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

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

Subjective Well-Being: General Information

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

Subjective Well-Being:
General Information

Subjective Well-Being:
Items used in BASE

Subjective Well-Being:
Raw Constructs Created in BASE

Additional Information:
Well-Being Constructs Created in BASE