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Marital Biography and Health at Mid-Life

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Hughes, Mary Elizabeth, Waite, Linda J.·2009·Journal of Health and Social Behavior
DOI 10.1177/002214650905000307
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This article develops a series of hypotheses about the long-term effects of one's history of marriage, divorce, and widowhood on health, and it tests those hypotheses using data from the Health and Retirement Study. We examine four dimensions of health at mid-life: chronic conditions, mobility limitations, self-rated health, and depressive symptoms. We find that the experience of marital disruption damages health, with the effects still evident years later; among the currently married, those who have ever been divorced show worse health on all dimensions. Both the divorced and widowed who do not remarry show worse health than the currently married on all dimensions. Dimensions of health that seem to develop slowly, such as chronic conditions and mobility limitations, show strong effects of past marital disruption, whereas others, such as depressive symptoms, seem more sensitive to current marital status. Those who spent more years divorced or widowed show more chronic conditions and mobility limitations.

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Authors
Hughes, M. E., & Waite, L. J.
Venue
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2009-09
Volume
50
Issue
3
Pages
344-358
ISSN
  • 0022-1465 (ISSN-L)
  • 2150-6000
DOI
10.1177/002214650905000307
OpenAlex
W2136480808
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561
References
47
FWCI
66.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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