find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we … in the effect of happiness gaps: couples are more likely to break-up when the difference in life satisfaction is …

find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we … in the effect of happiness gaps: couples are more likely to break-up when the difference in life satisfaction is …

lifestyle have substantial and similar effects on life satisfaction. The results have negative implications for a widely … population has recorded substantial and apparently permanent changes in life satisfaction (Fujita and Diener, 2005; Headey, 2008a …

This paper looks at the information content of satisfaction scores. It is argued that the information content depends … within one year. This leads to the conclusion that the information content of satisfaction scores accentuates recent changes …-term impact on living conditions. The usefulness of satisfaction scores as an indicator of people's living conditions is discussed. …

the German Socioeconomic Panel dataset (SOEP), a subjective question on Life Satisfaction, and three different sets of non … economic ladder. By contrast, the Life Satisfaction reaction to changes in economic status is significantly lower among …

This paper uses concurrently and - for the first time - retrospectively reported life satisfaction from the 1984 to … correlation of unemployment and subjective life satisfaction. It is found that unemployed individuals do not only report … significantly lower concurrent satisfaction, but also recall reduced satisfaction from past unemployment well, and retrospectively …