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Correlational findings

Study Kamp Dush et al. (2008): study US 1980 /1

Public
Married people, USA, followed 20 years 1980-2000
Survey name
US-Longitudinal study Instability of marriage over life course
Sample
Respondents
N = 2034
Non Response
53% at wave 6
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Children less than 18
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at each wave. T1-T6 difference: 20 years
Distribution
Range= 0-7, M= 1,40, SD= 1,22
Operationalization
Number of children less than 18 years old reported in the household

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ca b-fix = -.03 p < .05 T1-T6 CHANGE of happiness by T1-T6 CHANGE in number of children
b-fix controled for CHANE in:
- marital satisfaction
- family income
- use of public assistance
- wife ermployed full-time
- Husband employed O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ca b-fix = -.03 p < .05 b-fic additionally controled for CHANGE in:
- husbands share of housework
- equal decision making
- traditional gender attitudes
- traditional marriage attitudes