In Sickness and in Health? Physical Illness as a Risk Factor for Marital Dissolution in Later Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2316554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amelia Karraker (0000-0002-2957-1881, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, corresponding author), Kenzie Latham-Mintus (0000-0003-1018-0693, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis), Kenzie Latham (Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 420-435 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022146515596354 |
| PMID | 26315504 |
| OpenAlex | W2096378302 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 55 |
The health consequences of marital dissolution are well known, but little work has examined the impact of health on the risk of marital dissolution. We use a sample of 2,701 marriages from the Health and Retirement Study to examine the role of serious physical illness onset in subsequent marital dissolution via either divorce or widowhood. We use a series of discrete time event history models with competing risks to estimate the impact of husband's and wife's physical illness onset on risk of divorce and widowhood. We find that only measures of wife's illness onset are associated with elevated risk of divorce, while measures of either spouse's illness onset is associated with elevated risk of widowhood. Further, in the case of heart problems, we find that this gender difference is statistically significant. These findings suggest health as a determinant of marital dissolution in later life via both biological and gendered social pathways
Health and Retirement Study · Marital status · Mental health · Physical health · Physical illness · Population · Psychiatry · Risk factor · Sociology · Spouse · Wife · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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Antecedents of Gray Divorce
The Graying of Divorce
Association between poor self-reported health and unmarried status among adults
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Health and Union Dissolution in Middle and Later Life
Unequal treatment under the flaw
Intimate partners’ participation in risk-management decision making by women at elevated risk of breast cancer
Health selection, family division of labour and labour market participation of migrant and Australian born couples
To what extent does the onset of limiting health condition co-occur with poverty entries across European countries and educational groups
Work Disability among Women
Gray Divorce After 50
Effects of Self-Rated Health on Union Formation and Dissolution in Six Countries
Economic situation and late‐life divorce
Marriage after the transition to stroke
Union Status and Disability Pension
Health selection into employment in a family health and time use context
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Partners' health and silver splits in Europe
Silver splits’ in Europe
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Linked Lives
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Health and Union Dissolution among Parenting Couples
Physical Illness in Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Marriages
Marital separation, reconciliation, and repartnering in later life
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Health Psychology
Caregiving as a Risk Factor for Mortality
Self-rated health, chronic diseases, and symptoms among middle-aged and elderly men and women
Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce
Trends in the Health of the Elderly
Social and Economic Consequences of Overweight in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Caregivers of Frail Elders
Match Quality, New Information, and Marital Dissolution
Mortality and Morbidity Trends
SES Differentials in Health by Age and Alternative Indicators of SES
Sexual Activity and Psychological Health As Mediators of the Relationship Between Physical Health and Marital Quality
The Gray Divorce Revolution
Associations of Stressors and Uplifts of Caregiving With Caregiver Burden and Depressive Mood
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Good marriages gone bad
Wives and ex-wives
Trends in Late-Life Activity Limitations in the United States
The accuracy of survey-reported marital status
What Are They
Work‐Related Health Limitations, Education, and the Risk of Marital Disruption
Marriage and Divorce
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A longitudinal study of health selection in marital transitions
Gender, marital status and the social control of health behavior
Disease Politics and Medical Research Funding
The Gendered Double Standard of Aging in US Marriage Markets
Age Differences Between Spouses
Demography, Measuring and Modeling Population Processes
Does cancer affect the divorce rate
Transition to Caregiving, Marital Disagreement, and Psychological Well-Being
Divorce and Women's Risk of Health Insurance Loss
Using Anchoring Vignettes to Assess Group Differences in General Self-Rated Health
Marital Biography and Health at Mid-Life
Marital Status, Marital Transitions, and Health
Emerging Theories of Care Work
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Til Death Do Us Part
| Unique citing works | 37 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |