Exploring the Cohabitation Gap in Relationship Dissolution and Health and Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Analysis of Transitions from Cohabitation and Marriage in Switzerland and Australia

Hewitt, Belinda; Voorpostel, Marieke; Turrell, Gavin

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-89557-4_3

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“…They exploit the longitudinal panels to control for selection into marriage. Hewitt, Voorpostel and Turrell (2018) use HILDA and SHP (Switzerland) data to study how self-assessed mental health varies over mid-life transitions in relationships defined by cohabitation, marriage and divorce. Their findings suggest that mental health losses experienced on dissolution may reflect differences in the degree of commitment that are not due to the relationship type per se but may be due to individual choices of cohabitation or marriage.…”

Section: Dynamics Of Subjective Wellbeing Over Life-course Transitionsmentioning

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Cross‐National Research: Realised and Potential Contributions

Lillard

2021

Australian Economic Review

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The HILDA Survey is one of a small but growing number of household-based, countryspecific longitudinal studies that share similar designs and data on individual and household social and economic wellbeing. All track outcomes over time as individuals dynamically form and dissolve personal and professional relationships. The similarities of the data invite researchers to study, compare and contrast social and economic outcomes of Australians with outcomes of residents of other countries. This review summarises published comparative research that uses HILDA data, notes how HILDA contributes, and highlights how and on what topics scholars might use HILDA data to generate additional insights.

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Section: Dynamics Of Subjective Wellbeing Over Life-course Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cross‐National Research: Realised and Potential Contributions

Lillard

2021

Australian Economic Review

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Having a Partner or Living with a Partner: Differences in Life Satisfaction and Mental Health

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Reimondos

2023

Applied Research Quality Life

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Using longitudinal data from Australia we compare the wellbeing effects of transitions both into and out relationships, using two different measures of wellbeing: life satisfaction and mental health. We distinguish between the formation, and ending of, three different types of relationships across three years: Living-apart-together (LAT), cohabitations, and marriages. For those in LAT relationships, we find they are quite distinct from other ‘single’ people. Starting, or ending, a LAT relationship has a significant impact on an individual’s wellbeing. We also find that transitions into relationships, and transitions out of relationships, do not have equivalent effects. Generally, moving from a relationship to being single had a more significant negative impact on life satisfaction and mental health, than moving into a relationship had a positive impact. These findings suggest that having an intimate partner, even one who is not co-resident, is related to higher levels of wellbeing compared to having no partner.

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Exploring the Cohabitation Gap in Relationship Dissolution and Health and Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Analysis of Transitions from Cohabitation and Marriage in Switzerland and Australia

Cited by 2 publications

References 34 publications

Cross‐National Research: Realised and Potential Contributions

Cross‐National Research: Realised and Potential Contributions

Having a Partner or Living with a Partner: Differences in Life Satisfaction and Mental Health

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