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This study aims to evaluate how non-economic factors, alongside economic variables, affect divorce probabilities.

June 4, 2026Open Access

Falling Out of Love: Non-Economic Shocks and Their Effect on Partnership Dissolution

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Quantitative analysis examines how non-economic aspects influence divorce likelihood, revealing surprising insights.

This study aims to evaluate how non-economic factors, alongside economic variables, affect divorce probabilities.
Utilized data from the British Household Panel Study.
Quantitatively measured various economic and non-economic factors.
Analyzed baseline and extended models to assess separation hazards.
Only match qualities significantly predict separation likelihood.
Negative match quality for husbands increases divorce hazards (exact metrics not provided).
Wives' match qualities exhibit similar separation effects, contrary to economic factors which showed no significance.

C Chen (2021) studied this question.

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