Consequences of relationship status and quality for subjective well-being
Consequences of relationship status and quality for subjective well-being
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DOI：
10.1177/0265407505056438
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发表时间：
2005-10-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Amato, PR
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作者：
Dush, CMK;Amato, PR
这项研究考察了关系状态、关系幸福和主观幸福感的潜在衡量标准之间的联系。通过对生命过程中婚姻不稳定性的研究，我们发现已婚人士的主观幸福感最高，其次是同居关系、稳定约会关系、随意约会关系、不经常约会或根本不约会的人。无论关系状况如何，幸福关系中的个体报告的主观幸福感水平高于不幸福关系中的个体。然而，即使关系幸福受到控制，关系状态也与主观幸福感有关。一项纵向分析表明，转向更忠诚的关系之后，主观幸福感就会得到改善。很少有证据支持这样的假设，即幸福感高的人会选择更忠诚的关系。
This study examined the links among relationship status, relationship happiness, and a latent measure of subjective well-being. Using the study of Marital Instability over the Life Course, we found that married individuals reported the highest level of subjective well-being, followed (in order) by individuals in cohabiting relationships, steady dating relationships, casual dating relationships, and individuals who dated infrequently or not at all. Individuals in happy relationships reported a higher level of subjective well-being than did individuals in unhappy relationships, irrespective of relationship status. Even with relationship happiness controlled, however, relationship status was associated with subjective well-being. A longitudinal analysis suggested that shifting into more committed relationships was followed by improvements in subjective well-being. Little support was found for the assumption that people with a high level of well-being select themselves into more committed relationships.