Abstract
Using data from the Generations and Gender Survey (GGS), the aim of this work is to examine whether marital status is associated with individuals' psychological well-being in Georgia. Results underline that widowed and separated people show greater emotional distress with respect to married ones. Empirical evidence shows that there is an association between psychological well-being and marital status that is also gender specific with respect to some measures of well-being: women seem to be more depressed than men after having experienced a marital breakdown, while no gender differences emerge when loneliness has been considered as a measure of well-being.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 41-48 |
Numero di pagine | 8 |
Rivista | Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2016 |
Keywords
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)2001 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
- Gender
- Marital status
- Psychological well-being
- Social Sciences (all)