Living arrangements and women's health

Gender inequality in health among elderly people in a combined framework of socioeconomic position, family characteristics and social support

“…This result contrasts with other studies in which measures of material deprivation were more strongly associated with poor health among women than men (Borrell et al 2004 ;Grundy and Sloggett 2003), but is in line with the finding of an association between material deprivation and poor mental health (Eachus et al 1996 ;Groffen et al 2007). Anson (1988) found that women living with a partner were the healthiest and women living alone or being head of families were the least healthy, which pointed to the importance of adult support for health status. Consistently, living alone was associated with poor mental health in both sexes and with having a LLI among women, although only the association between living alone and poor mental health among women persisted (albeit weakened) after controlling for social support.…”

“…Anson (1988) found that women living with a partner were the healthiest and women living alone or being head of families were the least healthy, which pointed to the importance of adult support for health status. Consistently, living alone was associated with poor mental health in both sexes and with having a LLI among women, although only the association between living alone and poor mental health among women persisted (albeit weakened) after controlling for social support.…”

Gender inequality in health among elderly people in a combined framework of socioeconomic position, family characteristics and social support

“…This result contrasts with other studies in which measures of material deprivation were more strongly associated with poor health among women than men (Borrell et al 2004 ;Grundy and Sloggett 2003), but is in line with the finding of an association between material deprivation and poor mental health (Eachus et al 1996 ;Groffen et al 2007). Anson (1988) found that women living with a partner were the healthiest and women living alone or being head of families were the least healthy, which pointed to the importance of adult support for health status. Consistently, living alone was associated with poor mental health in both sexes and with having a LLI among women, although only the association between living alone and poor mental health among women persisted (albeit weakened) after controlling for social support.…”

“…Anson (1988) found that women living with a partner were the healthiest and women living alone or being head of families were the least healthy, which pointed to the importance of adult support for health status. Consistently, living alone was associated with poor mental health in both sexes and with having a LLI among women, although only the association between living alone and poor mental health among women persisted (albeit weakened) after controlling for social support.…”

Depression and Quality of Life for Women in Single-parent and Nuclear Families

“…The overall results obtained about family composition highlight certain significant differences in quality of life, depression, income, education and number of children, where women from single-parent families score higher on measures of depression, and lower on measures of quality of life, income, education and number of children, the veracity of which has been confirmed in other studies (McLanahan, Wedemeyer & Adelberg, 1981;Caimey, Thorpe, Rietscchlin & Avison, 1999;Anson, 1988;Verbrugge, 1979;Lamb, 1977).…”

Mothers' Health After the Birth of the First Child

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Gender inequality in health among elderly people in a combined framework of socioeconomic position, family characteristics and social support

“…This result contrasts with other studies in which measures of material deprivation were more strongly associated with poor health among women than men (Borrell et al 2004 ;Grundy and Sloggett 2003), but is in line with the finding of an association between material deprivation and poor mental health (Eachus et al 1996 ;Groffen et al 2007). Anson (1988) found that women living with a partner were the healthiest and women living alone or being head of families were the least healthy, which pointed to the importance of adult support for health status. Consistently, living alone was associated with poor mental health in both sexes and with having a LLI among women, although only the association between living alone and poor mental health among women persisted (albeit weakened) after controlling for social support.…”

“…Anson (1988) found that women living with a partner were the healthiest and women living alone or being head of families were the least healthy, which pointed to the importance of adult support for health status. Consistently, living alone was associated with poor mental health in both sexes and with having a LLI among women, although only the association between living alone and poor mental health among women persisted (albeit weakened) after controlling for social support.…”

Depression and Quality of Life for Women in Single-parent and Nuclear Families

“…The overall results obtained about family composition highlight certain significant differences in quality of life, depression, income, education and number of children, where women from single-parent families score higher on measures of depression, and lower on measures of quality of life, income, education and number of children, the veracity of which has been confirmed in other studies (McLanahan, Wedemeyer & Adelberg, 1981;Caimey, Thorpe, Rietscchlin & Avison, 1999;Anson, 1988;Verbrugge, 1979;Lamb, 1977).…”

Mothers' Health After the Birth of the First Child

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Gender inequality in health among elderly people in a combined framework of socioeconomic position, family characteristics and social support

“…This result contrasts with other studies in which measures of material deprivation were more strongly associated with poor health among women than men (Borrell et al 2004 ;Grundy and Sloggett 2003), but is in line with the finding of an association between material deprivation and poor mental health (Eachus et al 1996 ;Groffen et al 2007). Anson (1988) found that women living with a partner were the healthiest and women living alone or being head of families were the least healthy, which pointed to the importance of adult support for health status. Consistently, living alone was associated with poor mental health in both sexes and with having a LLI among women, although only the association between living alone and poor mental health among women persisted (albeit weakened) after controlling for social support.…”

“…Anson (1988) found that women living with a partner were the healthiest and women living alone or being head of families were the least healthy, which pointed to the importance of adult support for health status. Consistently, living alone was associated with poor mental health in both sexes and with having a LLI among women, although only the association between living alone and poor mental health among women persisted (albeit weakened) after controlling for social support.…”

Depression and Quality of Life for Women in Single-parent and Nuclear Families

“…The overall results obtained about family composition highlight certain significant differences in quality of life, depression, income, education and number of children, where women from single-parent families score higher on measures of depression, and lower on measures of quality of life, income, education and number of children, the veracity of which has been confirmed in other studies (McLanahan, Wedemeyer & Adelberg, 1981;Caimey, Thorpe, Rietscchlin & Avison, 1999;Anson, 1988;Verbrugge, 1979;Lamb, 1977).…”

Mothers' Health After the Birth of the First Child

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