The relationship between marital status and life satisfaction among South African adults
Article Multilingual record · 2 languages
View this record in
Viewing available metadata in English
Abstract
English
This article examines the association between marital status and reported life satisfaction in South Africa. Using the 2008 National Income Dynamics Survey, the relationship between marital status and life satisfaction is heterogeneous. In the overall sample, life satisfaction is significantly higher for married compared to widowed individuals, while the former are more satisfied than those from all other marital statuses. In the overall and female samples, married people are more satisfied compared to those from all other marital status groups. Married men are not significantly more satisfied than men from other marital statuses as a whole. Marriage is positively associated with life satisfaction among women, but not among men.
Keywords
English
Marital status Life satisfaction
Record information
Authors
Botha, Ferdi
Booysen, Frikkie
Publisher
University of the Free State