Country: England

Study Design: Observational cohort with repeated measurements over time

Participant age range:​ ​Adults aged 50 and over

Number of participants at baseline: ~18,000

Year of initial enrollment: 2002

Number of data collection waves: 9; data collection ongoing

Measures of well-being:

• Positive psychological well-being (overall / multidimensional)

• Optimism

• Positive affect

• Life satisfaction

• Social support / integration / cohesion

• Prosocial behavior or attitudes (e.g., volunteering, helping others)

Quantity of well-being measures (e.g., number of constructs, number of times of well-being was assessed: High

Quality of well-being measures (e.g., were measures reliable and valid in the study population): High

Measures of physical health: ​

• Self-rated / questionnaire-based health

• Self-report medical history or medication use

• Measured anthropometrics, e.g., weight

• Biomarkers

• Genetics

• Adjudicated health outcomes

Access information:

This dataset is available to all researchers.

Researchers are required to submit an application to access this data. No fees are required to access this dataset.

Notable Citation: Kim E, Kubzansky L, Soo J, & Boehm J. (2017). Maintaining healthy behavior: a prospective study of psychological well-being and physical activity. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51(3), 337-347.