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David de Vaus
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The nature of living alone in Australia
This paper sheds further light on living alone by investigating the nature of living alone and what it means to the individuals involved.
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Living alone and personal wellbeing
This paper examines the consequences of living alone, particularly its impact on a person’s social connection, health and subjective wellbeing. It finds that while living alone has some effect on these factors, the effects are limited and cannot necessarily be attributed to living alone.
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Life satisfaction across life course transitions
This paper looks at how life satisfaction changes as we pass through various life transitions on the pathway from adolescence through young adulthood, middle age and into old age.
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The economic consequences of divorce in six OECD countries
This report presents a cross-national comparison of the short- and medium-term economic effects of divorce. Overview This paper uses longitudinal data to estimate the short- and medium-term economic effects of divorce in the USA, the UK, Switzerland, Korea, Germany and Australia during the first decade...
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Living alone in Australia: trends in sole living and characteristics of those who live alone
Since the 1960s we have experienced major changes in the way people live and the way in which they build their families and households. This paper looks at the characteristics of people who live alone.