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St. Louis Personality and Aging Network (SPAN)
The SPAN Study is a longitudinal investigation of personality, health, and aging in a community sample of older adults (approximately half female) in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The participants were between the ages of 55 and 64 at baseline, who are quite diverse in terms of race and social class. Information has been collected from the participants as well as from informants (with half of those being romantic partners). There is also a sub-study, with data from participants’ children and grandchildren called the “SPIN” study (PIs: Dr. Thomas Oltmanns, Dr. Jennifer Tackett, Dr. Ryan Bogdan).
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Thomas Oltmanns
General Information
Country of Data Collection: USA
Years of Data Collection: 2007-present
Study Status: Ongoing
Total Number of Assessments Completed: 11
Approx. Retention Rate: ~61% at most recent assessment
Sample
Composition: Community sample (adults and informants)
Sex
SES
Race/Ethnicity
Personality Data
Construct
Avoidant PD
Borderline PD
Obsessive Comp PD
Narrative Identity
Big Five
Big Five
Pers Change Perceptions
Personality Pathology
Personality Pathology
Loneliness
Scale
Five Factor Avoidant Assessment
Five Factor Borderline Inventory
Five Factor Obs-Com Inventory
Life Narrative Interview
NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised
NEO-Five Factor Inventory
NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised
Structured Interview DSM-IV
Multisource Assess of Pers Path
UCLA Loneliness Scale
Waves
T11, T13
T11, T13
T11, T13
T1, T13
T1, T6, T11, T13
T6, T11
T11
T1, T6, T11
T1, T6, T11, T13-T14
T11-T14
Method
Self-Report
Self-Report
Self-Report
Self-Report
Self-, Informant-Report
Informant-Report
Self-, Informant-Report
Diagnostic Interview
Self-, Informant-Report
Self-Report
*Note* Timing of assessments are at 6 month intervals from T1 to T7 (~3.5 years). T8 occurred approximately 3.31 years after T7. T9-T11 were one-year follow-ups.
Affect/emotion
biomarkers
cognitive functioning/IQ
cultural factors
happiness, life satisfaction, well-being
health behaviors
Job/Work
life events
mental health
neighborhood
parenting
physical health
psychophysiology
relationships
Data Access
Project Website: https://sites.wustl.edu/spanlab/
Codebook Available Online: Not yet, guidebook in progress.
Data Available Online: No
Project Proposal Required to Use Data: Yes, fill out standard Project Proposal Template found here.
Contact
Contact: Dr. Thomas Oltmanns (toltmann@wustl.edu)