2012-05-24T14:06:44Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/marriage-and-divorce.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100284.html May 1, 2011 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090930.html Aug 31, 2009 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090213.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Reviews studies that examine how transfer payments affect marriage or child well being.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081232.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080017.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

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

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/12/index3.html Apr 12, 2007 Apr 12, 2007

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG599.html Apr 12, 2007 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070815.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070039.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070506.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>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 job.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070037.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>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 childbearing. Findings suggest that early marriage and childbearing can lead to substantial decreases in lifetime earnings.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070817.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060320.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005

<p>Under what circumstances are spouses more or less likely to engage in aggressive behaviors?</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050927.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20051102.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050817.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050602.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>Both marriage and education appear to confer a protective effect on health.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1275.html Dec 31, 2004 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2869.html Dec 31, 2001 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1016.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

Nonmarital Childbearing: Influences of Education, Marriage, and Fertility