Mapping Life Satisfaction Over the First Years of Cohabitation Among Former Singles Living Alone in <scp>UK</scp> and Germany
Findings suggest that well-being increases are more closely aligned with relationship formation than with cohabitation or marriage. Among participants already in a relationship, increases in well-being were observed prior to cohabitation, suggesting anticipatory effects.
Authors
- Robin Goodwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2407-7016)
- Justin Hachenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8799-6706)
- Robert Eves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0476-1811)
- Sakari Lemola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1314-6194)
- Theresa M. Entringer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1149-7852)
- Usama EL‐Awad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1746-5472)
- Anu Realo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0649-274X)
Institutions
- German Institute for Economic Research (DE)
- Tallinn University (EE)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Hochschule Bielefeld (DE)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- University of Tartu (EE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Personality
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.70013
- Primary Topic
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00