Midlife in the United States (MIDUS 3), 2013-2014

In 1995-1996, the MacArthur Midlife Research Network carried out a national survey of over 7,000 Americans aged 25 to 74 [ICPSR 2760]. The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of behavioral, psychological, and social factors in understanding age-related differences in physical and mental health. The study was innovative for its broad scientific scope, its diverse samples (which included siblings of the main sample respondents and a national sample of twin pairs), and its creative use of in-depth assessments in key areas (e.g. daily diary of stressful experiences [ICPSR 3725] and cognitive functioning [ICPSR 3596]) on a subset of participants. A detailed description of the study and findings generated by it are available at: http://www.midus.wisc.edu With support from the National Institute on Aging, a follow-up of the original Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) sample was conducted in 2004 (MIDUS 2 [ICPSR 4652]). The daily stress and cognitive functioning projects were repeated and expanded at MIDUS 2; in addition the protocol was expanded to include biomarkers and neuroscience. In 2013 a third wave (MIDUS 3) of survey data was collected on longitudinal participants. Data collection for this follow-up wave largely repeated baseline assessments (e.g., phone interview and extensive self-administered questionnaire), with additional questions in selected areas such as economic recession experiences. Cognitive functioning data were also collected at the same time, while data collection for the daily diary, biomarker, and neuroscience projects commenced in 2017. MIDUS also maintains a Colectica portal, which allows users to interact with variables across waves and create customized subsets. Registration is required.

在1995至1996年间，由麦克阿瑟中年研究网络实施了一项针对7000多名25至74岁美国人的全国性调查[ICPSR 2760]。该研究的目的是探究行为、心理和社会因素在理解与年龄相关的身体和心理健康差异中所扮演的角色。该研究因其广泛的科学视野、多样化的样本（包括主要样本受访者的兄弟姐妹和全国范围内的双胞胎样本）以及在对部分参与者进行关键领域（例如，压力体验的每日日记[ICPSR 3725]和认知功能[ICPSR 3596]）的深入评估方面的创新性运用而具有开创性。关于该研究及其产生的发现，详细信息可参考：http://www.midus.wisc.edu。在国家老龄化研究所的支持下，对原始的美国中年发展研究（MIDUS）样本进行了2004年的追踪研究（MIDUS 2 [ICPSR 4652]）。在MIDUS 2中，日常压力和认知功能项目被重复并扩展；此外，研究方案扩展至包括生物标志物和神经科学。2013年，对纵向参与者收集了第三次调查数据（MIDUS 3）。此追踪波的数据收集在很大程度上重复了基线评估（例如，电话访谈和广泛的自我管理问卷），并在选定领域（如经济衰退经历）增加了额外的问题。同时，还收集了认知功能数据，而每日日记、生物标志物和神经科学项目的数据收集则始于2017年。MIDUS还维护了一个Colectica门户，允许用户跨波次交互变量并创建定制子集。注册是必须的。