In 2009, a representative subsample of participants in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS: N = 5333; Age 50-101) responded to a short day reconstruction self-administered questionnaire that asked about their time and experiences on seven activities the previous day. We evaluate the quality and reliability of responses to this 10-minute measure of experienced well-being… Continue reading Snapshots of Mixtures of Affective Experiences in a Day: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study
Keyword: Experienced Well-being
Is Spousal Caregiving Associated With Enhanced Well-Being? New Evidence From the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Objectives.We explore whether spousal caregiving is associated with enhanced well-being for older husbands and wives.Method.We use time diary data from the 2009 Panel Study of Income Dynamics and Disability and Use of Time supplement. We measure experienced well-being as ratings of happiness and frustration during activities recalled for the previous day. We estimate separately for… Continue reading Is Spousal Caregiving Associated With Enhanced Well-Being? New Evidence From the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Happy Marriage, Happy Life? Marital Quality and Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
The authors examined associations between marital quality and both general life satisfaction and experienced (momentary) well-being among older husbands and wives, the relative importance of own versus spouse's marital appraisals for well-being, and the extent to which the association between own marital appraisals and well-being is moderated by spouse's appraisals. Data are from the 2009… Continue reading Happy Marriage, Happy Life? Marital Quality and Subjective Well-Being in Later Life