Midlife in the United States (MIDUS): Psychological Experiences Follow-Up Study, 1998

The Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) data collection was a collaborative, interdisciplinary investigation of patterns, predictors, and consequences of midlife development in the areas of physical health, psychological well-being, and social responsibility. This component of the first MIDUS data collection was designed to understand popular metaphors of personal turmoil and change, such as the "midlife crisis," the "change of life," the "empty nest syndrome," and more. The primary objective of the Psychological Experiences Study was to explore how adults perceive psychological change in their lives. The study used questions derived from John Clausen's definition of "turning points" and other sources to collect data on self-perceived psychological changes involving work, important relationships, views about the self and dreams, beliefs about the midlife crisis, and recent major life events and transitions. This study was a random telephone follow-up of 724 respondents of the original MIDUS random-digit-dial sample. Part 1 of this collection consists of the quantitative data obtained from the telephone interviews. Part 2 includes the open-ended responses to selected questions from the telephone interviews.

美国中年期研究（MIDUS）数据收集项目是一项跨学科、合作性的研究，旨在探究中年发展在身体健康、心理健康和社会责任领域的模式、预测因素及其后果。本数据收集的第一部分旨在深入理解个人动荡与变革的流行隐喻，例如‘中年危机’、‘人生转变’、‘空巢综合症’等。心理健康体验研究的主要目标是探讨成年人对其生活中心理变化的认知。研究采用了约翰·克劳森关于‘转折点’的定义以及其他来源的问题，以收集关于自我感知的心理变化的数据，包括工作、重要人际关系、自我认知与梦想、对中年危机的看法以及最近的重要生活事件和转变。该研究是对原始MIDUS随机拨号样本中的724名受访者的随机电话跟踪调查。本收集的第一部分包括来自电话访谈的定量数据。第二部分包括对选定问题的开放式回应。