title: The association between health-related behaviours and the risk of divorce in the USA.
abstract: This study investigates the link between health-related variables and risks of divorce. The findings indicate that physical characteristics associated with poor health--namely, obesity and short stature--are not significantly related to risks of marital dissolution for either men or women. On the other hand, risk-taking behaviours--such as smoking and drug use--are strongly related to higher risks of divorce for both sexes. Overall, the results emphasize the need to accommodate health-related variables in the dominant economic and social psychological theories of marital dissolution.
authors.affiliation: Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme, New York, NY 10017, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003415:Crime; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States