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Correlational findings

Study Hawkins & Booth (2005): study US 1980

Public
Couples, USA, followed 12 years, 1980-1992
Survey name
US-Longitudinal study Instability of marriage over life course
Sample
Respondents
N = 1150
Non Response
35%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Continuously married
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at T1(1980), T2(1983), T3(1988) and T4(1992)
Distribution
Range 0-1, M=0.71, SD=0.46,
Operationalization
1 married to the same spouse at T1(1980), T2(1983) and T3(1988)
0 other

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad r = +.29 p < .001 T1 happiness by T1-T3 married to same spouse O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad r = +.26 p < .001 T4 happiness by T1-T3 married to same spouse O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad Beta = +.24 p < .001 T4 happiness (1992) by T1-T3 married to the same spouse, controlling for:
- T1-T3 divorced and remarried
- T1-T3 divorced and remained single O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad Beta = +.23 p < .001 T1-T4 CHANGE in happiness (12 year interval)
T4 happiness by T1-T4 married to same spouse controlling:
- T1 happiness (for capturing change)
- T1-T3 divorced and remarried
- T1-T3 divorced and remained single O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ad Beta = +.29 p < .001 Beta additionally controlled for:
- Age
- Gender
- Race
- T4 years of education
- T4 family income
- T1-T4 number of children in household
- T1-T4 stepchild in household
- T1 religiosity
- Remarried
- Cohabited