The Effect of Pooling Financial Resources on Relationship Satisfaction

Does the way in which couples manage their money affect happiness in their relationship? Across four studies, we demonstrate that couples who pool their money together experience greater relationship satisfaction, compared to couples who keep all (or some) of their money separate.



Citation:

Emily N. Garbinsky, Joe J. Gladstone, and Cassie Mogilner (2018) ,"The Effect of Pooling Financial Resources on Relationship Satisfaction", in E - European Advances in Consumer Research Volume 11, eds. Maggie Geuens, Mario Pandelaere, and Michel Tuan Pham, Iris Vermeir, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 29-34.

Authors

Emily N. Garbinsky, University of Notre Dame, Australia
Joe J. Gladstone, University College London, UK
Cassie Mogilner, University of California Los Angeles, USA



Volume

E - European Advances in Consumer Research Volume 11 | 2018



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