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
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- Distribution
- N person/years observations: 1: 3809; 0; 1784
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 1: re-partnered within 5 years after becoming a single mother
0: not re-partnered
Observed Relation with Happiness
Remained single M = 6,9
- difference +.03
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