Site: hrs.isr.umich.edu
Updated 5/16/22
Country: United States
Study design: Observational cohort with repeated measurements over time
Participant age range: Adults over age 50
Number of participants at baseline: 12,000–14,000 for psychosocial measures
Year of initial enrollment: 2006 / 2008
Number of data collection waves: 6
Measures of well-being:
- Positive psychological well-being (overall / multidimensional)
- Flourishing (multidimensional)
- Optimism
- Positive affect
- Purpose / meaning in life / ikigai
- Life satisfaction
- Mastery
- Subjective happiness
- Social support / integration / cohesion
- Social capital
- Prosocial behavior or attitudes
- Personal growth or self-acceptance
Quantity of well-being measures (e.g., number of constructs, number of times well-being was assessed): High
Quality of well-being measures (e.g., were measures reliable and valid in the study population): High
Measures of physical health:
- Self-rated / questionnaire-based health
- Self-reported medical and medication history
- Measured anthropometrics, e.g., weight
- Biomarkers
- Genetics
- Linked medical records
Access Information:
This dataset is available to all researchers.
Researchers are not required to submit an application to access this data.
There are no fees required to access this dataset.
Notable citation:
Kim E, Delaney S, Tay L, Chen Y, Diener E & VanderWeele T. (2021). Life satisfaction and subsequent physical, behavioral, and psychosocial health in older adults. The Milbank Quarterly, 99(1), 209-239.