Using eight waves from the German Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics (pairfam), we analyse how different domains of subjective wellbeing evolve within seven years (2008–2015) in three different cohorts born 10 years apart (1971/73, 1981/83, and 1991/93). This study contributes to the ongoing debate about subjective wellbeing following a U-shaped pattern over the life course. In four domains our results show the first half of such a U-shaped pattern: on average, general life satisfaction – as well as satisfaction with leisure time, social contacts and friends, and family – declines substantially between the ages of 15 and 44, with the most significant decrease taking place at a young age (early 20s). Nevertheless, trajectories among the three cohorts differ markedly, indicating that, ceteris paribus, responses on subjective wellbeing differ greatly between cohorts born just a decade apart. The results further indicate that the two older cohorts assess family life and social contacts more favourably than the youngest cohort.

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对主观幸福感和老龄化的队列分析：正走向中年危机？

利用德国亲密关系和家庭动力学专家组分析（pairfam）中的八次浪潮，我们分析了相距10年（1971/73年，1981年/出生）的三个不同队列在七年（2008-2015年）内主观幸福感的不同领域如何演变。 83和1991/93）。这项研究促进了关于在生活过程中遵循U形模式的主观幸福感的持续辩论。在四个方面，我们的结果显示出这种U形模式的前半部分：平均而言，一般生活满意度-以及对休闲时间，社交联系和朋友以及家人的满意度-在15至44岁之间大幅下降下降幅度最大的是年轻人（20多岁）。不过，这三个队列之间的轨迹显着不同，这表明，塞特里斯·帕里布斯（Ceteris paribus）在相隔十年的出生人群中，对主观幸福感的反应差异很大。结果进一步表明，两个年龄较大的人群比最小年龄的人群对家庭生活和社会交往的评价更高。