Site: https://www.elsa-project.ac.uk
Updated 5/30/22
Country: England
Study design: Observational cohort with repeated measurements over time
Participant age range: Adults aged 50 and over
Number of participants at baseline: ~18,000
Year of initial enrollment: 2002
Number of data collection waves: 9; data collection ongoing
Measures of well-being:
- Positive psychological well-being (overall / multidimensional)
- Optimism
- Positive affect
- Life satisfaction
- Social support / integration / cohesion
- Prosocial behavior or attitudes (e.g., volunteering, helping others)
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-report medical history or medication use
- Measured anthropometrics, e.g., weight
- Biomarkers
- Genetics
- Adjudicated health outcomes
Access Information:
This dataset is available to all researchers.
Researchers are required to apply to access this data.
No fees are required to access this dataset.
Notable citation:
Kim E, Kubzansky L, Soo J, & Boehm J. (2017). Maintaining healthy behavior: a prospective study of psychological well-being and physical activity. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51(3), 337-347.