nmm 22 4500 ICPSR02911 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130522s2005 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR02911 MiAaI MiAaI Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) [electronic resource] Psychological Experiences Follow-Up Study, 1998 Elaine Wethington , Ronald C. Kessler , Orville G. Brim 2012-07-12 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2005 ICPSR 2911 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-22. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) data collection was a collaborative, interdisciplinary investigation of patterns, predictors, and consequences of midlife development in the areas of physical health, psychological well-being, and social responsibility. This component of the first MIDUS data collection was designed to understand popular metaphors of personal turmoil and change, such as the "midlife crisis," the "change of life," the "empty nest syndrome," and more. The primary objective of the Psychological Experiences Study was to explore how adults perceive psychological change in their lives. The study used questions derived from John Clausen's definition of "turning points" and other sources to collect data on self-perceived psychological changes involving work, important relationships, views about the self and dreams, beliefs about the midlife crisis, and recent major life events and transitions. This study was a random telephone follow-up of 724 respondents of the original MIDUS random-digit-dial sample. Part 1 of this collection consists of the quantitative data obtained from the telephone interviews. Part 2 includes the open-ended responses to selected questions from the telephone interviews. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02911.v1 adults icpsr work attitudes icpsr health status icpsr life satisfaction icpsr lifestyles icpsr mental health icpsr midlife icpsr psychological wellbeing icpsr relationships icpsr social indicators icpsr FENWAY VI. Studies That Include Heterosexual Populations NACDA II. Social Characteristics of Older Adults ICPSR XVII.D. Social Institutions and Behavior, Age and the Life Cycle Wethington, Elaine Kessler, Ronald C. Brim, Orville G. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 2911 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02911.v1