Stable Marital Histories Predict Happiness and Health Across Educational Groups.

IF 1.9 2区 社会学 Q2 DEMOGRAPHY
Miika Mäki, Anna Erika Hägglund, Anna Rotkirch, Sangita Kulathinal, Mikko Myrskylä
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Abstract

Couple relations are a key determinant of mental and physical well-being in old age. However, we do not know how the advantages and disadvantages associated with partnership histories vary between socioeconomic groups. We create relationship history typologies for the cohorts 1945-1957 using the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe and examine, for the first time, how relationship histories relate to multiple indicators of well-being by educational attainment. The results show that stable marriages predict greater well-being, compared to single and less stable partnership histories. The positive outcomes are similar across all educational groups. Those with lower education who have divorced experience even lower well-being in old age. The interaction analyses suggest that individuals with fewer resources could suffer more from losing a partner. The findings underscore that current and past romantic relationships are linked to well-being in old age and help policymakers identify vulnerable subgroups among the ageing population.

稳定的婚姻历史预示着教育群体的幸福和健康。
夫妻关系是老年人身心健康的关键决定因素。然而,我们不知道与伴侣历史相关的优势和劣势在不同的社会经济群体之间是如何变化的。我们利用欧洲健康、老龄化和退休调查为1945-1957年的人群创建了关系历史类型学,并首次研究了关系历史与受教育程度等多个幸福指标之间的关系。结果表明,与单身和不太稳定的伴侣关系相比,稳定的婚姻预示着更大的幸福。在所有教育群体中,积极的结果都是相似的。那些受教育程度较低且离婚的人在老年时的幸福感更低。相互作用分析表明,资源较少的人失去伴侣的痛苦更大。研究结果强调,当前和过去的恋爱关系与老年人的幸福感有关,并有助于政策制定者确定老龄化人口中的弱势群体。
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期刊介绍: European Journal of Population addresses a broad public of researchers, policy makers and others concerned with population processes and their consequences. Its aim is to improve understanding of population phenomena by giving priority to work that contributes to the development of theory and method, and that spans the boundaries between demography and such disciplines as sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, epidemiology and other sciences contributing to public health. The Journal is open to authors from all over the world, and its articles cover European and non-European countries (specifically including developing countries) alike.
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