SynthesisSocial science & medicine (1982)2012
Meta-analysis of marital dissolution and mortality: reevaluating the intersection of gender and age.
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- Divorce conflict and health across the divorce process: A 10-year observational study of medicine prescriptions, primary care visits and hospitalisations.British journal of health psychology · 2026Observational
- Breaking Bonds, Changing Habits: Understanding Health Behaviors during and after Marital Dissolution.Journal of health and social behavior · 2026Article
- Epigenetic clocks moderate the impact of marital status transitions on health in older adults.PloS one · 2026Article
- Intergenerational relationships after parental divorce: variations by levels of family solidarity.European journal of ageing · 2025Article
- Family Genetic-Risk Profiles Associated With Divorce.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2024Article
- Social connection as a critical factor for mental and physical health: evidence, trends, challenges, and future implications.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2024Article
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- Physical and Psychological Symptomatology, Co-Parenting, and Emotion Socialization in High-Conflict Divorces: A Profile Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Interpersonal relationships, PNI, and health: Seeds in the 1980s, fruiting trees today.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2024Article
- Quality of life among people with mental illness attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Ethiopia: a structural equation model.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Moral controversies and academic public health: Notes on navigating and surviving academic freedom challenges.Global epidemiology · 2023Article
- Knowledge and perception of nosocomial infections among patients in a Nigerian hospital.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Estimating healthcare expenditures after becoming divorced or widowed using propensity score matching.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2023Article
- Union Status and Disability Pension.European journal of population = Revue europeenne de demographie · 2023Article
- The role of child marriage and marital disruptions on hypertension in women - A nationally representative study from India.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Relationship Status-Based Health Disparities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Social currents · 2023Article
- Multiple Family Member Deaths and Cardiometabolic Health among Black and White Older Adults.Journal of health and social behavior · 2022Article
- How do cohabitation and marital status affect mortality risk? Results from a cohort study in Thailand.BMJ open · 2022Article
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Abstract
The study of marital dissolution (i.e. divorce and separation) and mortality has long been a major topic of interest for social scientists. We conducted meta-analyses and meta-regressions on 625 mortality risk estimates from 104 studies, published between 1955 and 2011, covering 24 countries, and providing data on more than 600 million persons. The mean hazard ratio (HR) for mortality in our meta-analysis was 1.30 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.23-1.37) among HRs adjusted for age and additional covariates. The mean HR was higher for men (HR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.27-1.49) than for women (HR, 1.22; 95% CI: 1.13-1.32), but the difference between men and women decreases as the mean age increases. Other significant moderators of HR magnitude included sample size; being from Western Europe, Israel, the United Kingdom and former Commonwealth nations; and statistical adjustment for general health status.
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