Study Gerstorf et al. (2015): study DE Berlin 1993
- Public
- Elderly, Berlin Germany cohorts 1990-93 and 2013-14
- Survey name
- DE-Berlin Aging Study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 161
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
The cohort of 1990-1993 assessment was done by face-to- face sessions. The cohort of 2013-2014 assessment was done by a take-home questionnaire
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Cohort
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Matched on Age, Gender and Education together with Propensity matching.
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- a COHORT 1: BASE cohort, born in 1901 through 1922 matched with
b COHORT 2: BASE II cohort born in 1925 through 1948.
Observed Relation with Happiness
- Positive Affect M = 3.51
- Negative Affect M = 2.78
Affect Balance +0.73
Cohort 2
- Positive Affect M = 3.89
- Negative Affect M = 2.50
Affect Balance +1.39
Cohort Difference +0.66