Previous research has shown marital status and marital quality are consistent predictors of health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease and mortality. To better understand the relationship among marital status, marital quality, and cardiovascular health, we examined how marital status and marital quality were associated with an early indicator of deteriorating cardiovascular health, high-...

emotional communication and economic factors play an important role in having a satisfying relationship and a more successful marriage. in this regard, we investigated the 10-year outcome of partners from three different economic levels regarding the relationship between emotional intelligence (ei) and marital satisfaction.the research was designed as a descriptive-correlative survey and data w...

background: spinal cord injury (sci) imposes a significant burden on the social and marital life. here, we assessed the divorce rate and changes in marital status among a sample of iranian individuals with sci. methods: referred patients to brain and spinal cord injury research center were invited to participate in this cross-sectional investigation. the main exclusion criteria were coincidenta...

BACKGROUND Marital status is associated with survival. PURPOSE The aims of this study are to evaluate marital history and timing on mortality during midlife, test the role of pre-marital personality, and quantify the role of health risk behaviors. METHODS Cox proportional hazard models were run with varying classifications of marital history and sets of covariates. RESULTS In fully adjust...

BACKGROUND Depression in persons with physical disabilities may be more common than in the general population. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physical disability and depression by gender among adults, using a large, nationally representative sample. METHODS This study used data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging, Wave one through four, and ran a ser...

BACKGROUND Marriage has been identified as a protective factor in relation to suicide among older adults. The current study aimed to investigate whether sense of belonging mediated the marital status-suicidal ideation relationship, and whether gender moderated the mediation model. It was hypothesized that the relationship between being widowed and lower levels of sense of belonging, and between...

OBJECTIVES This study examined the influence of marital status and inviting both partners together on participation in colorectal cancer screening. SETTING Data were from a subset of participants from the UK Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Trial (1996-1999). METHODS Marital status was self-reported, and co-invitation of partner was obtained from the trial database. Screening intentions were assessed...

ISSUE ADDRESSED To explore and describe the social-environmental influence upon the likelihood of smoking tobacco for the Australian experience, in particular, Victoria. METHODS A multilevel (hierarchically structured regression) method was used. The micro-level units (characteristics of individuals) came from the annual surveys conducted by the Cancer Council of Victoria from 1990-97. The de...

This study explored the effect of unplanned changes in disability and marital status on labor force participation for a sample of just under 6,000 men and women born between 1931 and 1941. It was based on Wave 1 (1992) through Wave 4 (1998) of the Health and Retirement Study data. Binomial hierarchical linear models were used to evaluate the change in the probability of working. Unplanned chang...