Divorce and health: current trends and future directions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social relationships play a vital role in health and well-being, and it follows that loss experiences can be highly stressful for some people. This article reviews what is known about the association between marital separation, divorce, and health outcomes.

Methods

Key findings in the area of divorce and health are discussed, and the review outlines a series of specific questions for future research. In particular, the article integrates research in social epidemiology with research in social psychophysiology. The former approach provides a broad-based estimate of the association between marital status and health outcomes, whereas the latter approach studies mechanisms of action and individual differences associated with increased risk for poor outcomes.

Results

SUBMITTER: Sbarra DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4397145 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature