Examined the concurrent and cross-lagged spousal similarity in life satisfaction over a 21-year period. Analyses were … based on married couples (N = 847) in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Concurrent spousal similarity was considerably … higher than oneyear retest similarity, revealing spousal similarity in the variable component of life satisfaction. Spousal …

Examined the concurrent and cross-lagged spousal similarity in life satisfaction over a 21-year period. Analyses were … based on married couples (N = 847) in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Concurrent spousal similarity was considerably … higher than one-year retest similarity, revealing spousal similarity in the variable component of life satisfac-tion. Spousal …