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Peer reviewedLamb, Kathleen A.; Lee, Gary R.; DeMaris, Alfred – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2003
Many studies have established that married people fare better than their never-married counterparts in terms of psychological well-being. Tests hypotheses based on both selection and relationship effects. Results indicate no evidence of selection of less depressed persons into either marriage or cohabitation, but a negative effect of entry into…
Descriptors: Cohabitation, Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship, Marriage
