Does living together or apart matter? A longitudinal analysis of relationship formation in later life in association with health, well-being, and life satisfaction

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/Q4FIJYQEVBEITTJX8JJT/full" target="_blank" >https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/Q4FIJYQEVBEITTJX8JJT/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407521996809" target="_blank" >10.1177/0265407521996809</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Does living together or apart matter? A longitudinal analysis of relationship formation in later life in association with health, well-being, and life satisfaction

Original language description

Despite a growing body of research on later-life relationship formation, little is known about the health predictors and outcomes of later-life Living-Apart-Together (LAT) relationships. A LAT living arrangement is understood to be a possible way for older adults with age-related limits to partner and balance the consequences of being single. Using both selection and resource models to capture the links between health and relationship status, we analyzed unpartnered people 50+ from the longitudinal Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. We examined who entered LAT or cohabiting relationships between Time 1 and 2, who remained unpartnered, and what effect the transition into one of these statuses had on the well-being of those who remained in that status at Time 3. The respondents in LAT relationships did not differ from their cohabiting counterparts in health indicators before the relationship formation, nor was there a difference in life satisfaction and well-being 2 years after partnering. Compared to unpartnered persons, LAT respondents reported better self-perceived health before relationship formation and slightly higher life satisfaction 2 years later. Health status does not influence the choice for a relationship form, but a LAT relationship may constitute a resourceful living arrangement in later life, which provides some support for both the selection and resource models.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA20-25752S" target="_blank" >GA20-25752S: Partnership changes in older age</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

ISSN

0265-4075

e-ISSN

1460-3608

Volume of the periodical

38

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

1553-1571

UT code for WoS article

000626251400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85101928342