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Correlational findings

Study Dierker et al. (2023): study GB 1996

Public
Single mothers, United Kingdom, followed 2 years before and 5 years after becoming a single mother, 1996 - 2020
Survey name
UK-BHPS combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 1963
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Re-partnered
Our Classification
Distribution
N person/years observations: 1: 1277; 0: 686
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-n-7-b DM = + p < .001 Repartnered     M = 6,8
Remained Single M = 6,5
- difference       +.30 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-b b-fix = +.33 p < .05 CHANGE in life satisfaction by RE-PARTNERED
Re-partnered only: happiness before re-partnering vs after.

Main effect in the first years after repartering

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