Marriage is widely thought to confer mental health benefits, but little is known about how this
apparent benefit may vary across the life course. Early marriage, which is nonnormative …

Despite the assumption that marriage enhances psychological well-being, little evidence
exists that the social role of marriage, rather than the characteristics of individuals who get …

This paper examines three questions regarding the relationship between marriage and
mental health, specifically depression and alcohol problems. First, does marriage lead to …

Although social scientists have long assumed that intimate social relationships are more
closely associated with women's than men's mental health, recent research indicates that …

While studies of psychopathology have begun to consider social consequences of
psychiatric disorders during the past decade, marriage has received little attention, despite …

Past research has consistently documented the positive relationship between a transition to
marriage and psychological well-being. In this study, we separate the depressed from the …

A long tradition of research and theory on gender, marriage, and mental health suggests that
marital status is more important to men's psychological well-being than women's while …

The relationship between marriage and positive mental health is one of the most established
findings in the stress literature. Few studies, however, examine the problematic as well as …

This study tested the hypothesis that, analogous to married individuals, college students in
committed romantic relationships experience greater well‐being than single college …

Although several factors condition mental health differences between married and never‐
married adults, given recent increases in marriage delay and permanent singlehood, one …