Dierker et al. (2023): study DE 1984
Publication
- Author(s):
- Dierker, P; Kühn, M; Myrskyla, M.
- Title:
- Re-partnering and single mothers' mental health and life satisfaction trajectories
- Source:
- MPIDR Working paper WP 2023-001
Investigation
- Public
- Single mothers, Germany, followed 2 years before and 5 years after becoming a single mother, 1984 - 2020
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP
- Sample
- Selection from general population sample
- Respondents
- N = 1119
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self rating on single question:
"All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you overall with your life as a whole these days?"
Rated on ladder scale
[ 10 ] completely satisfied
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[ 0 ] completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life Satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Mean computed by WDH team from:
Single mothers: M=6.9
Re-partnered mothers: M=7.2
Difference in means: d=0.3*** - Page in publication:
- 11
Correlational Findings
Time since life change
Becoming a single mother