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Correlational findings

Study Hershey & Henkens (2013): study NL 2001

Public
50+ aged, employed, Netherlands, followed 6 years, 2001-2007
Survey name
NL-NIDI work and retirement panel
Sample
Respondents
N = 1388
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
A questionnaire was sent by mailed.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Marital status change
Our Classification
Remarks
T1: 2001; T2: 2006-2007
Distribution
(a) M=0.02, SD=0.19; (b) M=0.02, SD=0.21
Operationalization
T1-T2 change in marital status
A:  became divorced
B:  became widowed
1: yes
0: no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b b = -.27 p < .01 T2 happiness LEVEL by T1-T2 CHANGE marital status to divorced (vs not) M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b b = -.33 p < .01 T2 happiness LEVEL by T1-T2 CHANGE marital status to widowed (vs not)

b controlled for:
- positive health change
- negative health change
- voluntary retire
- retire due to health
- retire due to organization
- retire due to others M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b ES = +.44 T1-T2 CHANGE happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE marital status to divorced (vs no) M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b ES = +.52 T1-T2 CHANGE happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE marital status to widowed (vs no)

effect size controlled for T1:
- life satisfaction(to capture change)
- education
- had supervisor
- self-rated health
- positive health change
- negative health change
- became divorced at T2
- became widowed at T2
- voluntary retire
- retire due to health
- retire due to organization
- retire due to others