scholarly journals Refining Estimates of Marital Status Differences in Mortality at Older Ages

10.3386/t0182 ◽  
1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanders Korenman ◽  
Noreen Goldman ◽  
Haishan Fu
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Status Differences

Unemployment outflows: the relevance of gender and marital status in Italy and Spain

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 594-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Mussida ◽  
Enrico Fabrizi
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Labour Mobility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Status Differences ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on transitions from the state of unemployment to that of employment and of inactivity in Italy and Spain. Design/methodology/approach – First, the paper investigates the determinants of unemployment outflows in these two Mediterranean labour markets. Then, the paper examines discrepancies and similarities between specific outflow determinants, especially the interactions between gender and marital status, by comparing results obtained across countries. Findings – The findings of the paper suggest that gender and marital status influence the probability of unemployment outflows in both countries, although not in the same way, especially with reference to marital status. Discrepancies also emerge in relation to the role of geographical area of residence. Originality/value – International comparisons of unemployment outflows are rather new in the literature, and as far as we know none have been performed using European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions data. Further, although studies quite often examine the issue of gender-related labour mobility using the European Community Household Panel survey that took place in the 1990s (Arulampalam et al., 2007; Garcia Pérez and Rebollo Sanz, 2005; Theodossiou and Zangelidis, 2009), one of the main contributions of this paper is that it provides a systematic examination of the issue, considering the influence of gender and marital status differences on patterns of unemployment outflows to employment and inactivity.

Explaining Differences in Mental Health Between Married and Cohabiting Individuals

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Marcussen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Health Differences ◽  
Status Differences

Research on the relationship between cohabitation and mental health tends to ignore social psychological factors that help explain mental health differences between the married and the unmarried, including coping resources and perceived relationship quality. In this paper I draw on social psychological theory and research to clarify differences in depression and alcohol use between married and cohabiting individuals. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, I examine the independent and combined influences of socioeconomic status, coping resources, and relationship quality to account for marital status differences in distress. I find that marital status differences in coping resources and relationship quality help explain the gap in depression, but not in alcohol use, between married and cohabiting individuals. I also find that social selection is not responsible for marital status differences in distress. The implications of these findings for future research on cohabitors' mental health are discussed.

Depressive Affect and Subsequent Divorce

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELIZABETH G. MENAGHAN
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Depressive Affect ◽  
Life Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Status Differences

Evidence for the relationship between marital status and psychological well-being has been largely cross-sectional and subject to multiple interpretations. Estimates of well-being prior to marital termination permit a fuller examination of the impact of psychological well-being on changes in marital status. The present study utilizes data from a large metropolitan Chicago sample to assess the initial life conditions and depressive affect of married respondents, and contrasts those who divorced during the following four years with those who remained married. Among women, significantly more of those who would subsequently divorce were employed at Time 1. Those who would subsequently divorce also differed from those who would remain married in being somewhat younger and more distressed by their marriages, but they were not significantly more depressed. These findings suggest that previously observed marital status differences in psychological well-being reflect the negative life conditions that follow divorce, and the decreased well-being associated with those new conditions, more than they reflect preexisting psychological problems.

The Contribution of Intermediary Factors to Marital Status Differences in Self-Reported Health

1997 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 476 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. M. A. Joung ◽  
K. Stronks ◽  
H. van de Mheen ◽  
F. W. A. van Poppel ◽  
J. B. W. van der Meer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
Status Differences

Gender and marital status differences in depression: The effects of chronic strains

Sex Roles ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 299-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqin Wu ◽  
Alfred DeMaris
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Status Differences
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