Marriage and Divorce

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The Protective Effect of Marriage for Survival: A Review and Update — May 1, 2011

Findings include a consistent survival advantage for married over unmarried men and women, and an additional survival "premium" for married men, and little evidence of mortality differences between never-married, divorced/separated, and widowed statuses.

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Marital Trajectories and Mortality Among US Adults — Aug 31, 2009

This study demonstrates that traditional measures oversimplify the relation between marital status and mortality and that sex differences are related to a nexus of marital experiences and associated health risks.

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The Effects of Work-Conditioned Transfers on Marriage and Child Well-Being: A Review — Dec 31, 2008

Reviews studies that examine how transfer payments affect marriage or child well being.

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Relationship Risks in Context: A Cumulative Risk Approach to Understanding Relationship Satisfaction — Dec 31, 2007

Risks associated with less satisfying intimate relationships often co-occur within individuals. Relationship satisfaction was lower among those with more risks, and cumulative risk score was predictive above and beyond the individual risk factors.

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Stability and Change in Family Structure and Maternal Health Trajectories — Dec 31, 2007

This article examines trajectories of maternal mental and physical health using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study.

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NEWS RELEASE

RAND Study Finds Divorce Among Soldiers Has Not Spiked Higher Despite Stress Created By Battlefield Deployments — Apr 12, 2007

April 12, 2007 news release:RAND Study Finds Divorce Among Soldiers Has Not Spiked Higher Despite Stress Created By Battlefield Deployments.

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Divorce Among Soldiers Has Not Spiked Despite Stress from Deployments — Apr 12, 2007

Despite greatly increased stress on the U.S. armed forces since the start of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, divorce rates among military families have increased only gradually.

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Timing of First Marriage and Smoking Cessation — Dec 31, 2006

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, the authors consider the relationship between the timing of family formation and positive changes in health behavior.

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Disaggregating the Effects of Marital Trajectories on Health — Dec 31, 2006

Recent studies linking marital status and health increasingly focus on marital trajectories to examine the relationship from a life course perspective.

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Not Shifting but Broadening Marital Research: Comments on Fincham, Stanley, and Beach — Dec 31, 2006

Given the extensive research and strong theory regarding the role of effective conflict resolution in successful marriage, why has the accumulated research in this area not been more definitive? If future marital research is to build upon what has gone before, it seems crucial to address and answer this question. Yet, by itself, turning attention toward other marital processes (e.g., social support and forgiveness) seems unlikely to do the…

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Why Wait? The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on the Wages of Men and Women — Dec 31, 2006

The authors use data from the earlier and later cohorts of the NLSY to estimate the effect of marriage and childbearing on wages. Estimates imply that marriage lowers female wages 2-4 percent in the year of marriage. Marriage also lowers the wage growth of men and women by about two and four percentage points, respectively. A first birth lowers female wages 2-3 percent, but has no effect on wage growth. Male wages are unaffected by…

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Stress Crossover in Newlywed Marriage: A Longitudinal and Dyadic Perspective — Dec 31, 2006

These findings highlight the importance of a dyadic approach when examining the role of stress in marriage.

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The Context of Aggressive Behavior in Marriage: A Longitudinal Study of Newlyweds — Dec 31, 2005

Under what circumstances are spouses more or less likely to engage in aggressive behaviors?

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Marriage and Mortality in Bladder Carcinoma — Dec 31, 2004

Being married confers significant benefits in survival for patients with a variety of chronic conditions including breast and prostate carcinoma.

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Longevity Following the Experience of Parental Divorce — Dec 31, 2004

This study extends previous work on the long-term effects of parental divorce and reveals some reasons why the stress of parental divorce in childhood need not necessarily lead to negative later-life outcomes.

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Contextual Influences on Marriage: Implications for Policy and Intervention — Dec 31, 2004

Current proposals to promote and strengthen marriage among low-income populations focus on values and behavioral skills as primary targets of intervention.

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Who Has Time to Sleep? — Dec 31, 2004

Both marriage and education appear to confer a protective effect on health.

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Effects of Early and Later Marriage on Women's Alcohol Use in Young Adulthood: A Prospective Analysis — Dec 31, 2004

Compares the effects of marriage in adolescence versus young adulthood on alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences, and finds that women who marry are socialized into conventional adult roles that discourage deviant behavior.

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Does the Association Between Marital Status and Health Vary by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity? — Dec 31, 2001

The authors analyze the two-year prospective relationship between marital status and health in midlife. Marriage is no more strongly associated with health among men than women, but prior health selection, socioeconomic status, and race play a role.

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Nonmarital Childbearing: Influences of Education, Marriage, and Fertility — Dec 31, 2001

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