Finding

 


This finding looks at the relationship between cohabitation and depression.

Compared with peers who had not cohabited prior to marriage, individuals who had cohabited reported higher levels of depression and the level of depression also rose with the length of cohabitation.


Sample or Data Description
1,346 respondents to the first wave of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH)(1987-1988)


Source
"Effects of Cohabitation Length on Personal and Relational Well Being"
Hill, John R.
Evans, Sharon G.
Alabama Policy Institute Vol. API Study, Number . August, 2006. Page(s) 1-13.


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