Do divorcing couples become happier by breaking up?

Publication type

Journal Article

Authors

Publication date

June 1, 2006

Abstract:

Divorce is a leap in the dark. The paper investigates whether people who split up actually become happier. Using the British Household Panel Survey, we can observe an individual's level of psychological well-being in the years before and after divorce. Our results show that divorcing couples reap psychological gains from the dissolution of their marriages. Men and women benefit equally. The paper also studies the effects of bereavement, of having dependant children and of remarriage. We measure well-being by using general health questionnaire and life satisfaction scores.

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Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society)

Volume

Volume: 169: no.2, 319-336

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