Abstract
This study explores the impact of consumption changes, implemented during unemployment, on perceived economic, marital, and emotional functioning of 34 husbands and 34 wives. Questionnaires completed at the onset of unemployment assessed initial level of perceived functioning. Questionnaires completed one year later assessed the level of functioning in three areas and the extent to which seven categories of consumption changes were implemented. Multivariate analyses determined that credit use and income raising are significant predictors of economic satisfaction. Changes in income raising, credit use, planning, and store choice are significant predictors of marital adjustment. None of the changes predict depression.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-20 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Lifestyles Family and Economic Issues |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)