Kuo, Hsiang-Hui Daphne, Hyunjoon Park, Taissa S. Hauser, Robert M. Hauser, and Nadine F. Marks Working paper no. 2001-06 Abstract In this paper, we introduce, compare, and evaluate the design and content of five major longitudinal studies of aging: the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), Health and Retirement Survey (HRS), National Survey of Families and Households …
MacLean, Alair, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2001-07
Sewell, William H., Robert Hauser, Kristen W. Springer, and Taissa Hauser Working paper no. 2001-09 Abstract The authors review the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) across its history of more than 40 years. The WLS began as a study of post-secondary aspirations and educational attainment among Wisconsin high school graduates of 1957, but it has become …
Springer, Kristen W., and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2002-09 Abstract This study assesses the measurement properties of Ryff’s scale of Psychological Well-Being (PWB)—a widely-used scale designed to measure six dimensions of PWB. Analyses of self-administered PWB data from three major surveys—Midlife in the United States (MIDUS), National Survey of Families and Households II (NSFH …
Robert, Hauser, and Carol Roan Working paper no. 2006-03 Abstract This paper presents the results from the latest round of data collection for the nearly 50 year-old Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). The results primarily update the lives of the graduates since our last interviews with them in 1993. Thus those who are new to WLS …
Pudrovska, Tetyana, Robert M. Hauser, and Kristen W. Springer Working paper no. 2006-09 Abstract Using three large surveys, we: (1) assess the structure of Ryff’s scales of psychological well-being (RPWB) by examining the extent to which the six RPWB dimensions are differentially related to age, and (2) distinguish cohort differences in RPWB observed in a …
Reither, Erin, Robert Hauser, and Karen Swallen Working paper no. 2006-11 Abstract Some of the richest longitudinal studies in the social sciences did not, at their outset, gather biomarkers that are routinely recorded today—including the height and weight of participants. The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a large cohort study of over 10,000 individuals that …
Ruel, Erin, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2007-03
Hauser, Robert, Carl B. Frederick, Megan Andrew Working paper no. 2007-04
Moorman, Sara, Robert M. Hauser, and Deborah Carr Working paper no. 2007-05 Abstract When terminally ill patients become incapacitated, the patient’s surrogate often makes treatment decisions in collaboration with health care providers. We examine how surrogates’ errors in reporting their spouse’s preferences are affected by their gender, status as durable power of attorney for health …