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dc.contributor.authorSchimmack, Ulrichen
dc.contributor.authorLucas, Richard E.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T15:47:40Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T15:47:40Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/18516-
dc.description.abstractExamined the concurrent and cross-lagged spousal similarity in life satisfaction over a 21-year period. Analyses were based on married couples (N = 847) in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Concurrent spousal similarity was considerably higher than oneyear retest similarity, revealing spousal similarity in the variable component of life satisfaction. Spousal similarity systematically decreased with length of retest interval, revealing similarity in the changing component of life satisfaction. Finally, there was considerable spousal similarity in the stable component of life satisfaction over 20-years. The implications of these findings for causal theories of life satisfaction and studies in line with behavioural genetics are discussed.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aDeutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) |cBerlinen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aDIW Discussion Papers |x623en
dc.subject.jelZ1en
dc.subject.jelD01en
dc.subject.jelB49en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordSubjective Well Beingen
dc.subject.keywordLife Satisfactionen
dc.subject.keywordMarriageen
dc.subject.keywordCouplesen
dc.subject.keywordSpousal Similarityen
dc.subject.keywordHeritabilityen
dc.subject.keywordAssortative Matingen
dc.subject.keywordLongitudinal Panelen
dc.subject.keywordSOEPen
dc.titleMarriage Matters Spousal Similarity in Life Satisfaction-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn518574873en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:diw:diwwpp:dp623en

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