Non-Spousal Support, Marital Status, and Mortality Risk.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether the association between non-spousal support and mortality risk differs by marital status.

Methods

Using data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (N = 2460), we estimate a series of logistic regression models to assess how non-spousal support moderates the relationship between marital status and mortality across a 5-year period.

Results

Never married respondents who had minimal perceived access to non-spousal support had a greater probability of death compared to married respondents with similar levels of non-spousal support. The disparity in mortality risk between these two groups disappeared when non-spousal support was high.

Discussion

Although family and friends play an important role in mortality risk in

SUBMITTER: Roth AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature