Well-being development at the end of life is often characterized by steep deteriorations, but individual differences in these terminal declines are substantial and not yet well understood. This study moved beyond typical consideration of health predictors and explored the role of social...

Well-being development at the end of life is often characterized by steep deteriorations, but individual differences in these terminal declines are substantial and not yet well understood. This study moved beyond the typical consideration of health predictors and explored the role of social...

Recent research has repeatedly demonstrated that well-being typically evinces precipitous deterioration close to the end of life. However, the determinants of individual differences in these terminal declines are not well understood. In this study, we examine the role of perceived personal...

Perceived control plays an important role in shaping development throughout adulthood and old age. Using data from the adult lifespan sample of the national German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP; N 10,000, covering 25 years of measurement), we explored long-term antecedents, correlates, and...

Der Aufsatz bezieht sich auf die im Juni 1990 erhobene "Basiserhebung in der DDR", die als erste Welle einer DDR-Stichprobe des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) dienen soll. Inhalte und Methoden der DDR-SOEP sollen denen des BRD-Panels in den Kernpunkten entsprechen, damit mit einem...