Ageing as Future – Future-related activities regarding age and ageing in cross-cultural perspective” (Questionnaire Study: Project Number; Klaus Rothermund: AZ 93 272)

Old age has come to occupy a major part of an individual’s life and it constitutes a reality to which society must adapt. The “Ageing as Future” questionnaire subproject investigates how individuals perceive, construe, and prepare for their old age and ageing. The major topics of the project center around several interrelated themes: views on ageing, preparation for old age, age discrimination, fourth age, and time management in old age. ). The project was supported by the VolkswagenStiftung since 2012. The project has a longitudinal and international format, with data collection in five different countries (Germany, USA, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, and Taiwan), which allows us to study and compare processes of ageing. Data collection for the “Ageing as Future” questionnaire subproject started in 2009 (T1) spanning 10-years. During this first wave, data was obtained only from German samples. The second wave of data collection (T2) took place in 2014 with the inclusion of samples from the USA and Hong Kong. In 2019, the third wave of data collection was carried out with the inclusion of samples from Czech Republic and Taiwan.

老年阶段已成为个体生命的重要组成部分，这是社会必须适应的现实。“未来老龄化”问卷子项目旨在探究个体如何感知、解读并准备其老年生活与衰老过程。该项目的核心主题围绕多个相互关联的方面展开：对衰老的看法、老年准备、年龄歧视、第四年龄（Fourth Age）以及老年时间管理。该项目自2012年起得到大众基金会（VolkswagenStiftung）的支持。项目采用纵向国际研究设计，在五个国家和地区（德国、美国、香港、捷克共和国、台湾）开展数据收集，从而能够对衰老过程进行研究与比较。“未来老龄化”问卷子项目的数据收集始于2009年（T1），跨度为10年。第一波数据仅来自德国样本；第二波（T2）于2014年开展，纳入了美国和香港样本；第三波于2019年进行，新增了捷克共和国和台湾样本。