Older widows' attitudes towards men and remarriage

Talbott, Maria M.

doi:10.1016/s0890-4065(98)90028-7

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“…We speculate that older adults may prefer to protect the wealth they have accumulated over their lifetime rather than pool the resources with their partner , and cohabitation allows them to retain financial and economic autonomy that would not be possible in marriage (Brown et al, 2016;Chevan, 1996;Hatch, 1995). Furthermore, older adults, especially older women, may be less wiling to provide care-giving at a later stage of their life, and cohabitation does not explicitly enforce this kind of responsibility as marriage does (Talbott, 1998).…”

Section: Age Cohort Differencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics; Are Same-Sex Relationships Different

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Ours

2017

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Any opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author. and cohabitation and between same-sex partnerships and opposite-sex ones. Our results support the short-term crisis model and adaptation theory. We find that marital partnership improves well-being and that these benefits are homogeneous to sexual orientation. The well-being gains of marriage are larger than those of cohabitation. Investigating partnership formation and disruption, we discover that the well-being effects are symmetric. Finally, we find that marriage improves well-being for both younger and older cohorts while cohabitation only benefits younger cohort. Terms of use: Documents in JEL Classification:J12

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Section: Age Cohort Differencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, older adults may be less willing to provide care-giving at later stages of their life. Cohabitation does not explicitly enforce this kind of responsibility as marriage does (Talbott, 1998). Therefore, the positive well-being effect of cohabitation could be smaller than that of marriage for older adults.…”

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Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics; Are Same-Sex Relationships Different

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2017

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“…In previous studies, older people discussed the importance of looking for relationships that are based on emotional and sexual equality, but not necessarily on cohabitation or monogamy. Many older widows were opposed to remarriage or considered it impossible (Talbott, 1998). Consistent with that, they were keen to remain independent (Dickson et al, 2005).…”

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“…They enjoyed what they termed their "selfish" abilities to do what they wanted (Davidson, 2001). As a result, widows were more open to experimenting with different forms of relationship without cohabitation (Talbott, 1998). In some cases, they made the effort to separate emotional closeness, physical proximity and geographical distance (Koren, 2014).…”

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To date or not to date, that is the question: older single gay men's concerns about dating

Suen

2014

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

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Previous research with older gay men has overlooked their concerns about dating. This paper addresses the gap by analysing in-depth interviews conducted with 25 selfidentified single gay men over the age of 50, who lived in England. The paper focuses on the research question: "What factors do older, single gay men consider when they contemplate dating?". Five factors were identified which affected their decisions about whether to date. Because the same factors operated simultaneously to encourage and to discourage them to contemplate dating, feelings of tension and ambivalence were reported by participants. Although some of these issues are similar to the ones older straight people considered, some of the concerns identified in this study were distinctively different for older gay men. The findings can help to make therapists aware that being single among older gay men is not only a personal experience, but is heavily influenced by social ideals and historical development of gay rights. It also can inform therapists of the factors that encourage and discourage older gay men from contemplating dating. This awareness can help therapists with developing effective strategies for working with clients on the topic of relationships.

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“…Moreover, older adults may be less willing to provide care-giving at later stages of their life. Cohabitation does not explicitly enforce this kind of responsibility as marriage does (Talbott, 1998). Therefore, the positive well-4 being effect of cohabitation could be smaller than that of marriage for older adults.…”

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Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics: Are Same-Sex Relationships Different?

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2017

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Partnered individuals are happier than singles. This can be because partnership leads to more satisfactory subjective well-being or because happier people are more likely to find a partner. We analyze Dutch panel data to investigate whether there is a causal effect of partnership on subjective well-being. Our data allow us to distinguish between marriage and cohabitation and between same-sex partnerships and opposite-sex ones. Our results support the short-term crisis model and adaptation theory. We find that marital partnership improves well-being and that these benefits are homogeneous to sexual orientation. The well-being gains of marriage are larger than those of cohabitation. Investigating partnership formation and disruption, we discover that the well-being effects are symmetric. Finally, we find that marriage improves well-being for both younger and older cohorts while cohabitation only benefits younger cohort.

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Older widows' attitudes towards men and remarriage

Cited by 63 publications

References 22 publications

Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics; Are Same-Sex Relationships Different

Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics; Are Same-Sex Relationships Different

To date or not to date, that is the question: older single gay men's concerns about dating

Subjective Well-Being and Partnership Dynamics: Are Same-Sex Relationships Different?

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