The Association Between Health-Related Behaviours and the Risk of Divorce in the Usa

Fu, Haishan; Goldman, Noreen

doi:10.1017/s0021932000000638

Cited by 45 publications

(39 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Contrasting findings derive from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a study featuring a comparable research design. Although short men exhibited lower rates of first marriage than those of average height, this effect disappeared once family-of-origin variables (parental education, poverty status, and region of the country) were taken into account; no consistent relationship was found between women’s height and marriage rates [49, 50]. …”

Section: Qol Assumptions Regarding Short Stature and Supporting Evidementioning

confidence: 99%

Growth Hormone Treatment of Short Stature: Status of the Quality of Life Rationale

Sandberg¹,

Colsman²

2005

Horm Res Paediatr

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The unlimited availability of biosynthetic human growth hormone (rhGH) has contributed to the disassociation of the treatment of short stature from its causes. The rationale for treatment has traditionally rested upon the assumption that short stature, in the extreme, may constitute a physical disability, and otherwise represents a significant psychosocial burden for the individual. This review summarizes what is known about the psychosocial aspects of short stature and the quality of life benefits of rhGH treatment. Stereotypes and assumptions about short stature are evaluated in light of empirical findings. Problems of psychosocial adjustment are relatively common in the general population. Because of the salience of short stature, and its potential to serve as a lightning rod to divert attention from other factors interfering with a healthy psychological adaptation, the clinician must be watchful of misattributions for ongoing problems, or unrealistic predictions of the benefits of taller stature. For these reasons, the clinician should consider incorporating a psychosocial component in the diagnostic evaluation to broaden potential treatment recommendations. Finally, studies of factors influencing family decisions regarding factors for and against rhGH therapy provide important clues to how clinicians might enhance the informed consent process.

show abstract

Section: Qol Assumptions Regarding Short Stature and Supporting Evidementioning

confidence: 99%

Growth Hormone Treatment of Short Stature: Status of the Quality of Life Rationale

Sandberg¹,

Colsman²

2005

Horm Res Paediatr

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Several cross-sectional analyses of marital status in general find that divorced and widowed people weigh less and are less likely to be obese than those who are married (Hayes and Ross, 1987;Sobal et al, 1992), although Fu and Goldman (2000) found no relationship between weigh and being divorced and Evers (1987) reported that widowed women were more likely to be obese than other women. Analyses of elderly samples find widows weigh less (Posner et al, 1993) or are no different in weight than those who are married (Himes, 2000).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender, marital status, and body weight in older U.S. adults

Sobal¹,

Rauschenbach²

2003

Gend. Issues

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Marital terminations are life transitions that may lead to changes in diet, activity, and body weight. This investigation examined how marital status was associated with relative body weight, underweight, overweight, and obesity among men and women in the United States using cross-sectional nationally representative data from the 1992 HRS cohort age 51-61 and the 1993 AHEAD cohort age 70 and older. Results in the HRS cohort revealed that even when adjusting for demographic and behavioral variables, widowed women were significantly more likely to be obese than married women, while men who were never married, divorced, or separated were more likely to be underweight. Results in the AHEAD cohort showed few significant associations between marital status and weight for either men or women when demographics were controlled. Clear gender variations appeared to exist in how marriage is related to body weight among unmarried older adults, with widows in their 50s being obese and divorced/separated/never married men being underweight. However, marital status differences in weight were not present among much older adults of either gender.

show abstract

“…For example, results from the ECA study showed that lifetime AUD did not predict higher odds of separation/ divorce over 1 year (Bruce, 1998). Fu and Goldman (2000) did not fi nd the hypothesized association between alcohol involvement and marital dissolution in a longitudinal study. Indeed, their results showed that moderate alcohol use among men was associated with lower risk of divorce (cf.…”

mentioning

confidence: 75%

“…For example, Collins et al (2007) showed that frequency of intoxication (but not frequency of marijuana use, frequency of cigarette smoking, or any hard drug use) was longitudinally associated with divorce. Contrary to the hypothesis that AUD might have a unique association with marital dissolution, epidemiological studies have found associations between marital dissolution and other substance use and psychiatric disorders, including illicit drug use (Compton et al, 2007;Fu and Goldman, 2000;Kandel et al, 1986); tobacco use (Chassin et al, 1992;Doherty and Doherty, 1998;Fu and Goldman, 2000); and mood and anxiety disorders (Chatav and Whisman, 2007;Kessler et al, 1998;Merikangas, 1984).…”

Section: Is the Association Between Alcohol Use Disorder And Marital mentioning

confidence: 97%

“…In addition, according to role incompatibility theory (Fu and Goldman, 2000), greater social acceptance of heavy alcohol involvement among men might translate into a stronger association between alcohol use and marital dissolution among women (see Paolino et al, 1978;Ramisetty-Mikler and Caetano, 2005). Taken together, theory and evidence suggest that AUD may represent an enduring vulnerability that is more disruptive to the interpersonal relationships of female alcoholics.…”

Section: Gender Differences In the Association Between Alcohol Involvmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

DSM-IV Alcohol Dependence and Marital Dissolution: Evidence From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Cranford

2014

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ABSTRACT. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations among alcohol use disorder (AUD), stressful life events, and marital dissolution in a probability sample of adults. Method: The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions is a prospective, longitudinal study of a probability sample of 43,083 adults 18 years of age and older living in the United States. The interval between Wave 1 (W1) and Wave 2 (W2) was approximately 3 years. Cross-sectional analyses included 32,359 adults ages 18 and older who were ever married at W1, and longitudinal analyses included 17,192 adults who were currently married at W1 and who completed relevant W2 measures. Participants completed inhome surveys conducted with computer-assisted personal interviewing. Results: Rates of lifetime marital dissolution were signifi cantly higher among those with lifetime AUD (48.3%) than in those with no lifetime AUD (30.1%). The incidence of marital dissolution from W1 to W2 was 15.5% for those with a past-12-month AUD at W1, compared to 4.8% among those with no AUD. Proportional hazards regression analyses showed that past-12-month AUD, tobacco use disorder, other substance use disorder, stressful life events, older age at marriage, being married more than once, and being married to an alcoholic at W1 predicted greater hazards of marital dissolution at W2. These associations were not moderated by gender. Conclusions: AUD and stressful life events predict subsequent marital dissolution independently of other substance use disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. Results were discussed within the framework of the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation model of marriage. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 75, 520-529, 2014) Leonard and Rothbard (1999) noted that "perhaps because of the commonsense appeal that drinking causes marital problems and divorce, few studies have systematically addressed this issue" (p. 143). Although several studies have established linkages between AUD and indicators of marital quality (e.g., Cranford et al., 2011;Whisman, 2007;Whisman et al., 2006), few longitudinal studies have tested the hypothesis that AUD leads to marital dissolution (Chilcoat and Breslau, 1996;Smith et al., 2012b). High rates of comorbidity between AUD and other psychiatric disorders make it diffi cult to determine the relative importance of AUD as a predictor of marital dissolution. In addition, research examining gender differences in the association between AUD and marital outcomes has yielded confl icting evidence. The present study addressed these limitations by (a) testing the hypothesis that AUD predicts marital dissolution using longitudinal data from a national probability sample, (b) simultaneously assessing the effects of other psychiatric disorders, and (c) examining gender as a possible moderator of these associations.Research documenting the association between alcohol involvement and marital status has a long history, going back more than 100 yea...

show abstract

The Association Between Health-Related Behaviours and the Risk of Divorce in the Usa

Cited by 45 publications

References 0 publications

Growth Hormone Treatment of Short Stature: Status of the Quality of Life Rationale

Growth Hormone Treatment of Short Stature: Status of the Quality of Life Rationale

Gender, marital status, and body weight in older U.S. adults

DSM-IV Alcohol Dependence and Marital Dissolution: Evidence From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About