The Science of Age Gap Relationships (UPDATED)

Resources for domestic violence:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
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RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/resources
NCADV: https://ncadv.org/
List of domestic violence hotlines by country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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Time Stamps:
0:00 An apology & correction
4:21 Are age-gap relationships exploitative?
12:33 Do people want an age gap or not?
16:59 Do age-gap relationships fare better or worse?
25:34 Conclusions

Intro music: Church of 8 Wheels by Otis McDonald

Newly added studies:
Jones, J. H., & Ferguson, B. (2009). Demographic and social predictors of intimate partner violence in colombia: A dyadic power perspective. Human Nature : An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective, 20(2), 184-203. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-009-90...

Naved, & Persson, L. Å. (2005). Factors Associated with Spousal Physical Violence Against Women in Bangladesh. Studies in Family Planning, 36(4), 289–300. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4465.2...

Djamba, & Kimuna, S. R. (2008). Intimate Partner Violence among Married Women in Kenya. Journal of Asian and African Studies (Leiden), 43(4), 457–469. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909608091976

Kennedy, Bybee, D., Moylan, C. A., McCauley, H. L., & Prock, K. A. (2021). Predictors of Sexual Violence Across Young Women’s Relationship Histories. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(11-12), NP5944–NP5964. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518811439

Eastwick, Luchies, L. B., Finkel, E. J., & Hunt, L. L. (2014). The Predictive Validity of Ideal Partner Preferences: A Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 140(3), 623–665. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032432

Initial studies:
Skentelbery, & Fowler, D. M. (2016). Attachment Styles of Women-Younger Partners in Age-Gap Relationships. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 10(2), 142–147. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000064

Lehmiller, & Christopher, R. A. (2008). Commitment in Age-Gap Heterosexual Romantic Relationships: A Test of Evolutionary and Socio-Cultural Predictions. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32(1), 74–82. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2...

Oudekerk, Guarnera, L. A., & Reppucci, N. D. (2014). Older opposite-sex romantic partners, sexual risk, and victimization in adolescence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(7), 1238–1248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014...

Lee, & McKinnish, T. (2017). The marital satisfaction of differently aged couples. Journal of Population Economics, 31(2), 337–362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-017-06...

Mansour, & McKinnish, T. G. (2014). Who marries differently aged spouses?: Ability, education, occupation, earnings, and appearance. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 96(3), 577–580. https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00377

Adebowale. (2018). Spousal age difference and associated predictors of intimate partner violence in Nigeria. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 212–212. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-51...

Drefahl. (2010). HOW DOES THE AGE GAP BETWEEN PARTNERS AFFECT THEIR SURVIVAL? Demography, 47(2), 313–326. https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.0.0106

Kim, Park, E.-C., & Lee, S. G. (2015). The impact of age differences in couples on depressive symptoms: evidence from the Korean longitudinal study of aging (2006-2012). BMC Psychiatry, 15(1), 10–10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-03...

Pyke, & Adams, M. (2010). What’s Age Got to Do With It? A Case Study Analysis of Power and Gender in Husband-Older Marriages. Journal of Family Issues, 31(6), 748–777. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X09357897