| Publication |
| Author(s) | Gorchoff, S.M.; Helson, R.; John, O.P. |
| Title | Contextualizing Change in Marital Satisfaction during Middle Age. |
| Source | Psychological Science, 2008, Vol. 19, 1194 - 1200. |
| DOI | DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02222.x |
| Investigation |
| Public | 43-61 aged, married women, Berekley, United States, followed 18years from 1981-1999 |
| Last assesment | 1999 |
| | T1:1981 T2:1989 T3:1998-1999 |
| Survey name | HBSC 2001/2002 |
| | Mills Longitudinal Study at University of California, Berkeley |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| | women (born in 1937-1939) who were first studied when they were seniors at Mills College in Oakland, California. Only married women with children selected for this study |
| Respondents N = | 72 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | 3 assessments: T1: when most of the women still had children at home (early 40s)
T2: when some but not all had empty nests (early 50s)
T3: when virtually all had empty nests (early 60s) |
| Happiness measure(s) used |