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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Soc Behav. 2004 Mar;45(1):81–98. doi: 10.1177/002214650404500106
H1 self-assessed health of continually married men and women does not differ from that of their continually divorced, widowed, or never-married counterparts.
H2 Transitions out of marriage through divorce or widowhood are associated with an initial decline in self-assessed health, but this decline dissipates with time.
H3 Initial declines in self-assessed health associated with exiting marriage are greater for older compared to younger adults
H4 Initial declines in self-assessed health associated with exiting marriage are greater for men compared to women.
H5 Transitions into marriage are associated with initial improvement in self-assessed health, but this benefit attenuates with time.
H6 The initial improvement in self-assessed health associated with entering marriage is greater for older compared to younger adults.
H7 The initial improvement in health self-assessed health associated with entering marriage is greater for men compared to women.