GENERAL
Year
2010
Country
Germany
STUDY DETAILS
Waves
Wave 1: 2010/2011
Wave 2: 2012
Sample size
Wave 1: 595
Wave 2: 463
Sample population
70-90
Sample residence
70-90
Survey mode
Quantitative
Longitudinal or cross-section study
Longitudinal
Data sources
Standardized and semi-standardized interview, daily diary study
Main topics
Health, well-being
Quality of life
Environmental conditions
Person-environment exchange processes (fit, out-of-home activities and mobility)
Goals
Conditions for healthy urban aging and autonomy in old age
Scientific domain
Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Human Geography)
Age studies subcategories
Age Study (70+)
INSTITUTION
Institution
Interdisziplinäre Alternswissenschaft
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Contact
Prof. Dr. Frank Oswald
LINKS / PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Oswald, F., & Konopik, N. (2015). Bedeutung von außerhäuslichen Aktivitäten, Nachbarschaft und Stadtteilidentifikation für das Wohlbefinden im Alter. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 48(5), 401-407. DOI 10.1007/s00391-015-0912-1.