HEALTH AND WELL BEING AMONG OLDER-OLD US AND JAPAN

描述（改编自研究者摘要）：本研究旨在 研究跨文化差异中的动态联系， 社会关系、经济状况和健康状况 较旧的（即，70岁或以上）。 使用纵向数据 在美国和日本收集，本研究旨在：（1）进一步 理解社会关系的内在机制 关系和健康通过审查财务福祉的作用;（2） 评估健康变化对社会支持的影响， （3）检查健康状况的长期变化; （4）对比上述两种方法的异同点 美国和日本之间的联系。 建议的研究策略包括因果建模， 主要和次要数据分析，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- 支持的小组研究进行的研究人员在大学 密歇根 其中包括最古老的资产和健康动态 老（AHEAD），美国改变生活（ACL），和幸福之间的 老年人：个人控制和自尊。 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 目前在。 调查数据将得到各种补充 通过使用随机探针和深入调查收集的定性数据 采访 这项研究是1986年发起的合作的产物， 密歇根大学老年学研究所（M/IoG）和 东京都立老年学研究所。 责任 资金将由这两个机构分担。 最后在 除了由研究小组进行分析外， 及时向研究界提供进一步分析， 因此使该操作的生产率最大化。

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.