Huss & Pollmann-Schult (2020): study DE 1994

Publication

Author(s):: Huss, B.; Pollmann-Schult, M.
Title:: Don't blame the kids: mothers' satisfaction with different life domains after union dissolution
Source:: Journal of Family Studies, Vol. 28 (4), 1272-1286

Public: 18-65 aged separated women, Germany, followed 2 years or more, 1994 - 2016
Survey name: DE-SOEP
Sample: Selection from general population sample
Respondents: N = 1919
Non Response
Assessment: Interview: face-to-face

Full text:: Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Please answer with the help of this scale. For instance, when you are totally satisfied with your life, please tick '10'. When you are totally unsatisfied with your life, please tick '0'. You may use all values in between to indicate that you are neither totally satisfied nor totally unsatisfied."
10 totally satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 totally unsatisfied
Classification:: O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d
Author's label:: Overall life satisfaction
Remarks:: Childless women M = 6,80 (1,82)
Mothers M = 6,58 (1,88)
Page in publication:: 5 & 6
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:: 6.67 -
SD:: 1.86 -

Author's label

Subject Description

Finding

Single mother

Childlessness voluntary or not
Current parental status
Single parent

Years before/after union dissolution

Recent divorce/separation
Divorced or separated
Time since event
Later single after divorce
Time since divorce