Subjective Well-being and Partnership Dynamics: Are Same-Sex Relationships Different?

被引：25

作者：

Chen, Shuai ^{[1
,2
]}

van Ours, Jan C. ^{[3
,4
,5
,6
,7
]}

机构：

[1] Tilburg Univ, Dept Econ, POB 90153,Room P2-115, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands

[2] Tilburg Univ, CentER, POB 90153,Room P2-115, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands

[3] Erasmus Sch Econ, Postbus 1738,Room H12-10, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands

[4] Univ Melbourne, Dept Econ, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[5] Tinbergen Inst, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[6] EHERO, Rotterdam, Netherlands

[7] CEPR, London, England

来源：

DEMOGRAPHY | 2018年 / 55卷 / 06期

关键词：

Subjective well-being; Happiness; Marriage; Cohabitation; Same-sex relationships; MARITAL-STATUS; MENTAL-HEALTH; OLDER-ADULTS; LIFE-COURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS; BISEXUAL POPULATIONS; SUBSTANCE USE; MARRIAGE; COHABITATION;

D O I：

10.1007/s13524-018-0725-0

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We analyze Dutch panel data to investigate whether partnership has a causal effect on subjective well-being. As in previous studies, we find that, on average, being in a partnership improves well-being. Well-being gains of marriage are larger than those of cohabitation. The well-being effects of partnership formation and disruption are symmetric. We also find that marriage improves well-being for both younger and older cohorts, whereas cohabitation benefits only the younger cohort. Our main contribution to the literature is on well-being effects of same-sex partnerships. We find that these effects are homogeneous to sexual orientation. Gender differences exist in the well-being effects of same-sex partnerships: females are happier cohabiting, whereas marriage has a stronger well-being effect on males.

引用

页码：2299 / 2320

页数：22

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