Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS): Interviews of 36-Year-Olds 1995

The data are part of the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS), in which the same individuals have been followed over 30 years. The research stage also included a life situation questionnaire, two personality tests, and self-ratings based on various tests and methods. First, the respondents were asked to tell about their regular day and the most central things in their everyday lives. Some questions pertained to health, family welfare, work and hobbies, religion and views of life, lifestyle, and political perception. The respondents' hopes and fears were charted, as well as how much they believed to be able to influence them. Significant life events were also queried. In addition, the respondents were asked whether someone in their family had got caught for a crime. The respondents estimated possible changes in their self-image. Further questions pertained to their current health, past illnesses or injuries, emotional life, alcohol and drug use, and gambling. The alcohol use of the respondents' parents and spouse was also canvassed. Some questions charted the respondents' current and past couple relationships, ways of expressing emotions, and leisure time. The respondents were also asked whether their parents and grandparents were still alive, whether they had had a stepfather or a stepmother, how far away their parents lived, and how many siblings they had. Further questions probed different aspects of the respondents' relationship with their parents, grandparents, children, and other family members. The significance and pace of work and the number of workplaces was charted, as well as work-life balance and the effects of the economic recession and unemployment. Some questions charted life control and the future Background variables included the respondent's gender.

本数据集隶属于于约韦斯库尔长期个性与社会发展追踪研究（JYLS），其中同一研究对象的追踪时间跨越了30年。研究阶段包括生活状况问卷调查、两次个性测试，以及基于多种测试与方法的自我评价。首先，受访者被要求描述他们的日常作息及其日常生活中最为核心的事物。其中一些问题涉及健康、家庭福祉、工作与爱好、宗教及人生观、生活方式和政治认知。受访者的希望与恐惧也被记录，以及他们认为自己能够影响这些事物的程度。同时，还询问了受访者生活中的重大事件。此外，受访者还被问及其家庭成员是否因犯罪行为被捕。受访者还估计了自身形象可能发生的变化。进一步的问题涉及他们的当前健康状况、过去的疾病或伤害、情感生活、酒精与药物使用，以及赌博行为。受访者的父母及配偶的酒精使用情况也被调查。一些问题还记录了受访者当前和过去的伴侣关系、表达情感的方式，以及休闲时间。受访者还被问及其父母和祖父母是否仍然健在，是否有过继父或继母，父母居住的距离，以及兄弟姐妹的数量。进一步的问题探讨了受访者与父母、祖父母、子女及其他家庭成员关系的不同方面。工作的重要性与节奏、工作场所的数量，以及工作与生活的平衡，以及经济衰退和失业的影响也被记录。一些问题还涉及生活控制感及未来的背景变量包括受访者的性别。