Study Dykstra & Wagner (2007): study DE 1990
- Public
- 70-100+ aged, West-Berlin, Germany 1990-1993
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 516
- Non Response
- 32%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Interviews in 14 sessions that covered mental and physical health, psychological functioning and social and economic situation.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Marital history/single after widowhood
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 0: In first marriage (reference)
1: Not in first mariage
1a: In second or third marriage
1b: Single, never married
1c: Single, divorced
1d: Single, after widowed
1e: Single after several marriages
Observed Relation with Happiness
B's controlled for:
-age
-parental history
B's additionally controlled for occupational history
Widowhood has more negative impact on women.