Table 2.
Life Satisfaction Across Diachronic Time Among Those Partnered With Children in MIDUS I (N = 1,648)
| Past | Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall life satisfaction | 7.40 (SD = 1.82, n = 1648) | 7.86 (SD = 1.50, n = 1643) | 8.33 (SD = 1.54, n = 1644) |
| Domains of life satisfaction | |||
| Work | 7.14 (SD = 2.25, n = 1638) | 7.38 (SD = 2.31, n = 1617) | 7.67 (SD = 2.44, n = 1600) |
| Contribution to others | 6.21 (SD = 2.26, n = 1648) | 6.66 (SD = 2.13, n = 1633) | 6.96 (SD = 2.16, n = 1642) |
| Sex | 7.02 (SD = 2.50, n = 1638) | 6.14 (SD = 2.82, n = 1644) | 6.26 (SD = 2.92, n = 1640) |
| Partnership | 7.17 (SD = 2.67, n = 1608) | 8.14 (SD = 2.01, n = 1645) | 8.70 (SD = 1.80, n = 1639) |
| Health | 8.22 (SD = 1.68, n = 1648) | 7.36 (SD = 1.64, n = 1648) | 6.90 (SD = 1.97, n = 1641) |
| Relationship with children | 8.44 (SD = 1.67, n = 1373) | 8.62 (SD = 1.53, n = 1643) | 8.96 (SD = 1.33, n = 1647) |
| Finances | 5.93 (SD = 2.16, n = 1647) | 6.32 (SD = 2.09, n = 1639) | 7.40 (SD = 1.92, n = 1646) |
Notes. Ms are presented with SDs in parentheses. The range of each life satisfaction score is 0–10.