| Marriage relates to human well-being closely.For an individual,marriage is a sign that a person is beginning a new stage of life;and for the whole society,marriage plays an essential and important role in social development and reproduction.Young men and women,who are at the age of marriage,establish a marriage relationship to form a family,which is the basic unit of social production,and to nurse children in the family,thereby achieving the continuation of production and the reproduction of society.The marriage investment of the generation to the offspring has also become one of the main forms of intergenerational inheritance of family wealth.With the development of society,today’s women’s economic status and social status are better than ever before.the functions of the family are greatly enriched,and it is not limited to satisfying the needs of productive and reproductive and wealth exchange.The need for good spiritual interaction among family members is increasing.The close companionship and emotional support of family members has become an indispensable and important help in the growth of each member’s life.Therefore,the harmonious and sustainable development of society cannot be separated from good marital status.Happiness is the ultimate pursuit in one’s life,so it has received great attention from multiple disciplines.In traditional economics,happiness is often seen as the "agent" of utility.A large number of existing studies have pointed that marital status is closely related to the level of individual happiness,and people who are married are often happier.However,according to relevant statistics in recent years in China,the number of newly-married people in China has been declining every year,and the divorce population and divorce rate have been increasing year by year.The development of behavioral economics provides theoretical possibilities and guidance for analyzing the relationship between marital behavior and individual happiness.To improve China’s marital status is of unique significance for achieving harmonious,healthy and sustainable social development.Therefore,this article focuses on the following three issues（1）Which women are more willing to get married?（2）Does marriage affect women’s well-being and are there any differences between groups? If it is,furthermore—（3）What kind of marriage can make women happier?From the perspective of women,based on the data from the Chinese General Social Survey（2010-2015）,we built the Order-probit model.According to behavior theory,utility theory,matching theory,through regression analysis,marginal effect analysis and heterogeneity difference analysis,we found that（1）Women’s marriage choices are affected by both economic characteristics and non-economic characteristics,and the delay in female marriage mainly caused by education.（2）The impact of marital behavior and marital status has a significant effect on women’s,especially at higher levels,well-being.And this effect is still effective among different groups.（3）The couple’s individual feature matching relationship has a significant impact on women’s post-marital well-being,and the role of the same individual feature matching in urban and rural areas is different.According to the research conclusion,this article puts forward some suggestions from two aspects of system guarantee and cultural guidance. |
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