Karen S Renne
Biographic Data
| ID | 107802 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen S Renne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen S |
| FAMILY NAME | Renne |
| SIGNATURE | RENNE K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Longest War
Childlessness, health, and marital satisfaction
Data on the health and well‐being of 2,480 married couples in an urban area‐probability sample suggest that parenthood detracts from the physical and psychological health of husbands and wives, particularly among younger couples. Rates of joint marital satisfaction also were lower for active parents than for former parents and childless couples, regardless of the duration of the marriage and the wife's age and employment status. That parenthood m…
Measurement of social health in a general population survey
Reliability of Response in a Sociomedical Population Study
A study of reliability or stability of response, conducted in Alameda County, California by means of two identical questionnaires completed by respondents within approximately two weeks, indicates that three out of four respondents answered at least go per cent of the items identically; only one in fifty did so for as few as 70–79 per cent of the items. Within this rather narrow range, reliability varied with education, age, length of time betwee…
Health and Marital Experience in an Urban Population
A probability sample of 4,452 households in Alameda County, California yielded 6,928 adult respondents to a questionnaire survey on health and way of life. Analysis was confined to the 5,373 white and black people who were currently married, separated or divorced at the time of the survey. Divorced people were somewhat more likely than married people generally to report physical disability, chronic illness, neurosis, depression and isolation, but…
Correlates of Dissatisfaction in Marriage
A probability sample of 4452 households in Alameda County, California yielded 5163 adult respondents who were currently married and living with spouse. Their responses to six survey questions about their marriages were analyzed with race, sex, and age controlled. Black people were more likely than white to be dissatisfied with their marriages, as were people with low income or little education. People reporting physical illness or disability, low…
Health and Marital Experience in an Urban Population
A probability sample of 4,452 households in Alameda County, California yielded 6,928 adult respondents to a questionnaire survey on health and way of life. Analysis was confined to the 5,373 white and black people who were currently married, separated or divorced at the time of the survey. Divorced people were somewhat more likely than married people generally to report physical disability, chronic illness, neurosis, depression and isolation, but…
Correlates of Dissatisfaction in Marriage
A probability sample of 4452 households in Alameda County, California yielded 5163 adult respondents who were currently married and living with spouse. Their responses to six survey questions about their marriages were analyzed with race, sex, and age controlled. Black people were more likely than white to be dissatisfied with their marriages, as were people with low income or little education. People reporting physical illness or disability, low…
Childlessness, health, and marital satisfaction
Data on the health and well‐being of 2,480 married couples in an urban area‐probability sample suggest that parenthood detracts from the physical and psychological health of husbands and wives, particularly among younger couples. Rates of joint marital satisfaction also were lower for active parents than for former parents and childless couples, regardless of the duration of the marriage and the wife's age and employment status. That parenthood m…
Reliability of Response in a Sociomedical Population Study
A study of reliability or stability of response, conducted in Alameda County, California by means of two identical questionnaires completed by respondents within approximately two weeks, indicates that three out of four respondents answered at least go per cent of the items identically; only one in fifty did so for as few as 70–79 per cent of the items. Within this rather narrow range, reliability varied with education, age, length of time betwee…
Measurement of social health in a general population survey
Correlates of Dissatisfaction in Marriage
A probability sample of 4452 households in Alameda County, California yielded 5163 adult respondents who were currently married and living with spouse. Their responses to six survey questions about their marriages were analyzed with race, sex, and age controlled. Black people were more likely than white to be dissatisfied with their marriages, as were people with low income or little education. People reporting physical illness or disability, low…
Reliability of Response in a Sociomedical Population Study
A study of reliability or stability of response, conducted in Alameda County, California by means of two identical questionnaires completed by respondents within approximately two weeks, indicates that three out of four respondents answered at least go per cent of the items identically; only one in fifty did so for as few as 70–79 per cent of the items. Within this rather narrow range, reliability varied with education, age, length of time betwee…
Health and Marital Experience in an Urban Population
A probability sample of 4,452 households in Alameda County, California yielded 6,928 adult respondents to a questionnaire survey on health and way of life. Analysis was confined to the 5,373 white and black people who were currently married, separated or divorced at the time of the survey. Divorced people were somewhat more likely than married people generally to report physical disability, chronic illness, neurosis, depression and isolation, but…
Measurement of social health in a general population survey
Childlessness, health, and marital satisfaction
Data on the health and well‐being of 2,480 married couples in an urban area‐probability sample suggest that parenthood detracts from the physical and psychological health of husbands and wives, particularly among younger couples. Rates of joint marital satisfaction also were lower for active parents than for former parents and childless couples, regardless of the duration of the marriage and the wife's age and employment status. That parenthood m…
The Longest War
Sociology (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Marital status (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)