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Schmitt, Marina; Kliegel, Matthias; Shapiro, Adam – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
Many studies point out the importance of marital satisfaction for well-being. However, although being married is still the norm in middle and old age, research on the determinants of marital satisfaction has neglected long-term marriages. While research on short-term marriages mainly focuses on partner fit (e.g., in personality traits and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Personality Traits, Socioeconomic Status, Marital Status
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Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya; Pienta, Amy Mehraban; Brown, Tyson H. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
We explore women's psychological well-being in late midlife in relation to childlessness and timing of entry into motherhood. Using two U.S. surveys, Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (1992) and National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) (Sweet, Bumpass, & Call, 1988), we assess the well-being of childless women in their 50s compared to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Marriage, Childlessness, Socioeconomic Status