Do Divorcing Couples Become Happier By Breaking Up?
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Gardner, Jonathan
Oswald, Andrew J.
Abstract / Description
Divorce is a leap in the dark. This paper investigates whether people who split up actually become happier. Using the British Household Panel Survey, we are able to observe an individual's level of psychological wellbeing in the years before and after divorce. Our results show that divorcing couples reap psychological gains from the dissolution of their marriages. Men and women benefit equally. The paper also studies the effects of bereavement, of having dependent children, and of remarriage. We measure wellbeing using GHQ and lifesatisfaction scores.
Keyword(s)
Trennung Ehe Zufriedenheit Längsschnittuntersuchung Scheidung divorce happiness GHQ life satisfaction longitudinal dataPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2005
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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;1788
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Gardner, Jonathan
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Oswald, Andrew J.
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:03:02Z
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Date of first publication2005
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Abstract / DescriptionDivorce is a leap in the dark. This paper investigates whether people who split up actually become happier. Using the British Household Panel Survey, we are able to observe an individual's level of psychological wellbeing in the years before and after divorce. Our results show that divorcing couples reap psychological gains from the dissolution of their marriages. Men and women benefit equally. The paper also studies the effects of bereavement, of having dependent children, and of remarriage. We measure wellbeing using GHQ and lifesatisfaction scores.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16619
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1108
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8974
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 1788
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;1788
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Keyword(s)Trennungde
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Keyword(s)Ehede
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Keyword(s)Zufriedenheitde
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Keyword(s)Längsschnittuntersuchungde
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Keyword(s)Scheidungde
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Keyword(s)divorceen
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Keyword(s)happinessen
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Keyword(s)GHQen
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Keyword(s)life satisfactionen
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Keyword(s)longitudinal dataen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDo Divorcing Couples Become Happier By Breaking Up?en
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok