Site: no known website for study
Updated 5/16/22
Country: United States
Study design: Observational cohort with repeated measurements over time
Participant age range:
- Early adulthood or midlife
- Aging adults
Number of participants at baseline: ~1,200
Year of initial enrollment: 2011
Number of data collection waves: Data collection ongoing
Measures of well-being:
- Optimism
- Life Satisfaction
- Subjective Happiness
- Perceptions of Mattering
Quantity of well-being measures (e.g., number of constructs, number of times well-being was assessed): Unknown
Quality of well-being measures (e.g., were measures reliable and valid in the study population): Unknown
Measures of physical health:
- Self-rated / questionnaire-based health
- Self-report medical history or medication use
- Measured anthropometrics, e.g., weight
- Biomarkers
Access Information:
This dataset is not publicly available.
Researchers are required to apply to access this data.
Fees may be required to access this dataset.
Notable citation:
Taylor J, McFarland M & Carr D. (2019). Age, perceptions of mattering, and allostatic load. Journal of Aging and Health, 31(10), 1830-1849.