HEALTH AND WELL BEING AMONG OLDER-OLD US AND JAPAN

描述(改编自调查人员摘要)：这项研究寻求 考察跨文化差异在动态联系中的作用 老年人的社会关系、经济福祉和健康状况 年龄较大(即70岁或以上)。使用纵向数据 这项研究在美国和日本收集，旨在：(1)进一步 理解社会和社会之间关系的潜在机制 通过研究财务福利的作用来研究关系和健康；(2) 评估健康变化对社会支持和 财务福利；(3)检查健康状况的长期变化； (4)对比上述两种语言的异同 美国和日本之间的联系。 所提出的研究策略包括因果建模、组合 主要数据分析和次要数据分析，跨文化比较 设计，以及定量和定性方法的三角测量。 特别是，关于美国老年人的数据将来自三个NIA- 支持由加州大学研究人员进行的小组研究 密歇根州。其中包括最古老的资产和健康动态 老年(前方)、美国人改变生活(ACL)和幸福 年龄：个人控制力和自尊。在日本，数据将来自 2波设计将建立在4波纵向数据库的基础上 目前已就位。调查数据将得到各种形式的补充 通过随机探测和深入调查收集的定性数据 采访。 这项研究是1986年由 密歇根大学老年学研究所(M/IoG)和 东京都老年学研究所(TMIG)。责任 的资金将由这两个机构分享。最后，在 除了由研究小组进行分析外，还将提供数据 及时提交给研究界进行进一步分析， 从而最大限度地提高这一操作的生产率。

DESCRIPTION (adapted from investigator's abstract): This research seeks to examine the cross cultural differences in the dynamic linkages among social relations, financial well-being, and health status among the older-old (i.e., 70 years of age or over). Using longitudinal data collected in the U.S. and Japan, this study aims to: (1) further understand t he mechanism underlying the relationship between social relations and health by examining the role of financial well-being; (2) assess the consequences of health changes on social support and financial well-being; (3) examine long-term changes in health status; and (4) contrast the similarities and differences in the aforementioned linkages between the U.S. and Japan. The proposed research strategies include causal modeling, a combination of primary and secondary data analysis, a cross-cultural comparative design, and a triangulation of quantitative and qualitative approaches. In particular, data on the American elderly will come from three NIA- supported panel studies conducted by investigators at the University of Michigan. These include the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD), the American changing Lives (ACL), and Well-Being Among the Aged: Personal Control and Self-Esteem. IN Japan, data will come from a 2-wave design will be built upon a 4-wave longitudinal data base currently in place. The survey data will be complemented by a variety of qualitative data collected by using random probe and in-depth interviews. This research is an outgrowth of the collaboration initiated in 1986 by the University of Michigan Institute of Gerontology (M/IoG) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (TMIG). The responsibility of financing will be shared by these two institutions. Finally, in addition to being analyzed by the research team, data will be provided to the research community in a timely fashion for further analysis, hence maximizing the productivity of this operation.