Study Kühn (2018): study DE 1984

Public

Mothers, Germany, followed 1984 - 2011

Survey name

DE-SOEP

Sample

Respondents

N = 2006

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Separation effect

Our Classification

Remarks

This dummy variable was created to take into account a possible anticipation effect: "We assume that the stressful situation begins shortly before the actual lone mother episode starts. The separation dummy allows us to capture those negative anticipation effects of separation." (p.328)

Distribution

N = 688

Related specification variables

Operationalization

1: One year before separation
0: All other years

Observed Relation with Happiness