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Correlational findings

Study Dierker et al. (2023): study DE 1984

Public
Single mothers, Germany, followed 2 years before and 5 years after becoming a single mother, 1984 - 2020
Survey name
DE-SOEP
Sample
Respondents
N = 1119
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Re-partnered
Our Classification
Distribution
N person/years observations: 1: 3809; 0; 1784
Related specification variables
Operationalization
1: re-partnered within 5 years after becoming a single mother
0: not re-partnered

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-a DM = + p < .001 Repartnered      M = 7,2
Remained single  M = 6,9
- difference        +.03
O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-a b-fix = +.59 p < .001 CHANGE in life satisfaction by RE-PARTNERED
Re-partnered only: happiness before re-partnering vs after.

Main effect in the first years after repartnering

b-fix controled for:
- mother's age
- age of youngest child
- calendar year