Study

Publication
Author(s)	Kunzmann, U.; Little, T.D.; Smith, J.
Title	Is Age-Related Stability of Subjective Well-Being a Paradox? Cross-Selection and Longitudinal Evidence from the Berlin Aging Study.
Source	Psychologing and Aging, 2000, Vol. 3, 511 - 526
DOI	DOI:10.1037//0882-7974.15.3.511
Investigation
Public	70-103 aged, Germany, 1990-1993
Collect period	05/1990-06/1993
Last assesment	1996
Last collect period	03/1995-05/1996
Survey name	DE-Berlin Aging Study
	This study was based on data from the first and second wave of the Berlin Aging Study.
Sample	Probability stratified sample
	The first wave sample was age by sex stratified probability sample of community-dwelling and institutionalized persons.
Respondents N =	516
	T1: 516, T2: 256
Non Response	Not available
Assesment	Interview: face-to-face
Happiness measure(s) used

Full text	Selfreport on 20 questions. This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you felt this way during the past few weeks? A nervous B distressed C afraid D jittery E irritable F upset G scared H exiled I ashamed J guilty K hostile L active M determined N inspired O enthusiastic P alert Q attentive R proud S strong T interested Answer options: a 1 very slightly or not at all b 2 a little c 3 moderately d 4 quite a bit e 5 extremely Negative affect score (NAS): A to K Positive affect score (PAS): L to T Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('past few weeks' version)
Classification	A-BW-cm-mq-v-5-e
Author's label	Emotional well-being
Page in publication	515
Remarks	Affect Balance at T1 computed by WDH team, subtracting average Positive Affect (3.20) from Negative Affect (2.34)
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

Author's label	Subject Code Finding	Subject description
Continuer / non-continuer	I06ac02	Panel-dropout