Men and especially women who married for the first time during the course of the study experienced a sharp increase in happiness. Remarriage,however,brought only a modest increase in happiness.

• 在研究过程中还发现，第一次结婚的人们尤其是女性在幸福感方面有明显的增长，而再婚所带来的幸福感的增长程度则是有限的。