Gender differences in the relationship between marital status transitions and life satisfaction in later life
Gender differences in the relationship between marital status transitions and life satisfaction in later life
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/56.3.p176
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发表时间：
2001-05-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Havens, B
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作者：
Chipperfield, JG;Havens, B
本研究调查了经历婚姻状况转变的人和婚姻状况在7年内保持稳定的人的生活满意度，特别是，使用1983年和1990年对2，180名67岁至102岁的男性和女性进行的大规模纵向研究的数据评估了生活满意度。根据配偶在两个测量点是否在场来确定个人群体。这样就可以对婚姻状况稳定或过渡的群体进行分类。在那些婚姻状况在7年内保持稳定的人中，女性的生活满意度下降，男性保持不变。在那些经历过转变的人中，特别是失去配偶的人，男性和女性的生活满意度都有所下降，男性的下降更为明显。此外，如果男子有了配偶，他们的生活满意度在7年期间会提高，而妇女的情况则并非如此。一般来说，这些研究结果意味着婚姻状况转变或稳定之间的关系对男性和女性来说是不同的。
This study examined life satisfaction among individuals who had undergone a transition in marital status and those whose marital status remained stable over a 7-year period, In particular, using data from a large-scale, longitudinal study we assessed life satisfaction as measured in 1983 and 1990 among 2,180 men and women between the ages of 67 and 102. Groups of individuals were identified on the basis of whether a spouse was present or absent at the two measurement points. This allowed for a classification of groups who experienced stability or transitions in marital status. Among those individuals whose marital status remained stable over the 7 years, women's life satisfaction declined and men's remained constant. Among those who experienced a transition-in particular, the loss of a spouse-a decline in life satisfaction was found for both men and women, decline being more predominant for men. In addition, men's life satisfaction increased over the 7-year period if they gained a spouse, whereas the same was not true for women. Generally, these findings imply that the relationship between marital status transitions or stability differs for men and women.