Perceived spousal similarity in outlook on life: implications for later-life well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

People tend to choose marital partners who are similar to themselves, and spouses become increasingly similar in some respects due to shared life experiences. However, it is unknown whether spousal similarity contributes to the health of married people in later life. This study investigates whether and how spousal similarity in outlook on life is linked to later-life well-being.

Methods

We used data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a long-running prospective study following graduates from Wisconsin high schools in 1957 and their selected siblings. We measured perceived spousal similarity in outlook on life at both the individual (i.e., self-evaluation) and couple (i.e., concordance/discordance in evaluations between spouses) levels when participants were, 65

SUBMITTER: Qin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12756996 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature