Mental Health > Wave 2

Longitudinal Wave

General Information

Title
Wave 2
Project Number
35.2
Abstract
This is the second wave of the study Mental Health.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
03-03-2008
End date
25-03-2008
Researcher
Westerhof, Gerben
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2009 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-z99-f3vd

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

Codebook, in English
Codebook, in Dutch

Data Files

English SPSS file
English STATA file

Variables

Variable name Variable Label Variable Type
nomem_encrNumber of household member encryptedpreloaded
ai08b_myear and month of administrationconstructed
ai08b001random variable to determine the sequence of question blocksconstructed
ai08b002...that you are happy?directly measured
ai08b003...that you are interested in life?directly measured
ai08b004...that you are satisfied?directly measured
ai08b005...that you have made an important contribution to society?directly measured
ai08b006...that you are part of a community?directly measured
ai08b007...that our society is becoming a better place for people?directly measured
ai08b008...that people are basically good?directly measured
ai08b009...that you understand how our society works?directly measured
ai08b010...that you are happy with most aspects of you own personality?directly measured
ai08b011...that you can deal well with your daily responsibilities?directly measured
ai08b012...that you have warm and close relations with other people?directly measured
ai08b013...that you are being challenged to grow and become a better person?directly measured
ai08b014...that you have expressed your own views and ideas with confidence?directly measured
ai08b015...that your life has a direction or meaning?directly measured
ai08b016Experiencing happiness and satisfaction in lifedirectly measured
ai08b017Avoiding negative feelings, such as being dejected or anxiousdirectly measured
ai08b018Developing and improving my own persondirectly measured
ai08b019Being part of and contributing to societydirectly measured
ai08b020Was it difficult to answer the questions?directly measured
ai08b021Were the questions sufficiently clear?directly measured
ai08b022Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?directly measured
ai08b023Was it an interesting subject?directly measured
ai08b024Did you enjoy answering the questions?directly measured
ai08b025MHC-SF totalderived
ai08b026MHC-SF subscale hedonic well-beingderived
ai08b027MHC-SF subscale social well-beingderived
ai08b028MHC-SF subscale psychological well-beingderived
ai08b029BSI total (norm)constructed
ai08b030BSI somatic complaints (norm)constructed
ai08b031BSI problems in cognitive functions (norm)constructed
ai08b032BSI interpersonal sensitivity (norm)constructed
ai08b033BSI depression (norm)constructed
ai08b034BSI fear (norm)constructed
ai08b035BSI hostility (norm)constructed
ai08b036BSI phobic fear (norm)constructed
ai08b037BSI paranoïd (norm)constructed
ai08b038BSI psychoticism (norm)constructed

Questions

Questionnaire: Welzijn

The questionnaire was conducted in Dutch.
A part of the original questionnaire is not allowed to be published (Brief Symptom Inventory items).

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Response Information

Response Overview
Response:
Selected number of household members:    2293 (100.0%)
Nonresponse:                                        489  (21.3%)
Response:                                           1807 (78.8%)
Complete:                                           1807 (78.8%)
Incomplete:                                            0 ( 0.0%)
Collection Events
Period
03-03-2008 to 25-03-2008
Sample
Random selection of 250 women and 250 men per age category (18-29, 30-49, 50-64, >=65), 1 member per household. Furthermore the members (>=16 years of age) of the households with at least one allochthonous person (known from the data of the panel recruitment). In total the gross selection was 2613 potential panel members, of which 2293 already participated in the panel.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was twice sent to non-respondents