Entry:

Thoits, Peggy A., "Identity Structures and Psychological Well-Being: Gender and Marital Status Comparisons," Social Psychology Quarterly, 55 (September, 1992), 236-256.


Abstract:

Identities or individuals' self-conceptions of their roles in life are similar for men and women and for married and divorced people. However, the psychological impacts of identities depend on their combinations and differ by gender. The study uses GSS as a standard to check the representativeness of its sample.

GSS Years:

ACT: Identities or individuals' self-conceptions of their roles in life are similar for men and women and for married and divorced people. However, the psychological impacts of identities depend on their combinations and differ by gender. The study uses GSS as a standard to check the representativeness of its sample.

Other Data Sets:

Thoits, 1992

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

DEGREE

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

SRCBELT

SRC BELTCODE

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

CHILDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS