Mechanisms creating homogamy in depressiveness in couples: A longitudinal study from Czechia

Abstract Couples often resemble each other in characteristics like depression, but the reasons for this homogamy (i.e., similarity) remain unclear. We investigated two potential mechanisms: preference for a self-similar partner and convergence (i.e., increasing similarity) over time. In a nationally...

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Main Authors: Zsófia Csajbók, Jakub Fořt, Peter K. Jonason, Jan Havlíček, Jakub Binter, Zuzana Štěrbová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93065-7
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