Marital history at midlife as a predictor of longevity: Alternative explanations to the protective effect of marriage

Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-101

  Tucker, Joan S ^a   Wingard, Deborah L ^c   Friedman, Howard S ^b   Schwartz, Joseph E ^d  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Longevity; Marital status; Mortality; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIVORCE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030103163     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.15.2.94     Document Type: Review

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