Same-Sex and Mixed-Sex Couples in the Netherlands

The Association Between Life Satisfaction and Relationship Dynamics

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2347713
AutoresSamantha L Tornello (0000-0002-1387-6314, Pennsylvania State University–Altoona, Altoona, PA, USA, autor de correspondencia), Katya Ivanova (0000-0002-8823-9766, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands), Henny Bos (0000-0003-0559-6088, Amsterdam University of the Arts), H M W Bos (University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Año2018
Volumen39
Número6
Páginas1443-1464
Fecha de publicación2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x17710771
OpenAlexW2618202788
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas37

Using a national sample of Dutch ( N = 5,854) individuals in same-sex and mixed-sex relationships we explored the associations between relationship dynamics, both positive (partner support) and negative (conflict), and life satisfaction. We found that individuals in same-sex relationships reported lower life satisfaction compared with their peers in mixed-sex relationships but there were no differences in the amount of partner support or level of relationship conflict. Across all couples, greater partner support and lower relationship conflict was associated with greater individual life satisfaction. Interestingly, for individuals in mixed-sex relationships, low level of conflict was associated with greater life satisfaction, whereas the association was not as pronounced for individuals in same-sex relationships. In sum, the impact of some relationship factors (such as conflict) on individual life satisfaction may vary in different ways across couple type

Developmental psychology · Life satisfaction · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology