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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Longitudinal Studies

Background:

  • Subjective well-being is crucial for individual functioning.
  • Understanding well-being changes across relationship transitions is important.
  • Previous research indicates both stability and change in well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate changes in subjective well-being across intimate partnerships.
  • To examine life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem over time.
  • To identify factors influencing well-being during relationship transitions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 554 participants in the German Family Panel (pairfam) study.
  • Employed latent change score modeling across 4 time points and 2 partnerships.
  • Analyzed changes in life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem.

Main Results:

  • Overall subjective well-being showed stability across partnerships, with no significant changes in life satisfaction or self-esteem.
  • A slight increase in depressive symptoms was observed across partnerships.
  • Well-being temporarily declined towards the end of the first partnership and improved upon entering the second.

Conclusions:

  • Individual subjective well-being demonstrates remarkable stability across intimate partnerships.
  • Certain demographic factors (female gender, older age, marital status, partnership duration) are associated with initial well-being and changes.
  • Findings highlight resilience in subjective well-being while identifying at-risk individuals.