Marriage and Health

Khanfer, Riyad; Ryan, John; Aizenstein, Howard; Mutti, Seema; Busse, David; Yim, Ilona S.; Troxel, Wendy; Holt-Lunstad, Julianne; Ditzen, Beate; Field, Tiffany; Long, Kristin A.; Alderfer, Melissa A.; Thurston, Rebecca C.; Turner, James; Campbell, Tavis S.; Johnson, Jillian A.; Zernicke, Kristin A.; George, Login S.; Park, Crystal L.; Bustillo, Natalie E.; Zehr, Chris; Whang, William; Peter, Richard; Ladwig, Karl‐Heinz; Natelson, Benjamin H.; Haberer, Jessica; Drobnjak, Suzana; Reeves, William C.; Salomon, Kristen; Patiño-Fernández, Anna Maria; Leong, Wen B.; Taheri, Shahrad; Thomas, G. Neil; Strahler, Jana; Rains, Jeanetta; Penzien, Donald; Antoni, Mike; Delamater, Alan M.; Aromaa, Arpo; Upton, Jane; Garcini, Luz M.; Morrison, Eleshia J. P.; Frierson, Georita Marie; Birnbaum-Weitzman, Orit; King, Pamela S.; Wessel, Jennifer; Kleinstäuber, Maria; Batty, G. David; Cain, Demetria; Castellón, Pedro C.; Wallston, Kenneth A.; Sherry, Simon; MacKinnon, Anna; Newman, Jonathan; Gidron, Yori; Noll, Kyle R.; Lacritz, Laura H.; Turner, J. Rick; Rarback, Sheah

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“…It has been shown that marriage is good for health promotion [ 33 , 34 ], married people are more likely to have healthier behaviors than unmarried ones [ 34 ], have higher level of life satisfaction and stronger sense of well-being, with a lower risk of depression [ 35 , 36 ]. The selection of a mate has profound consequences for individuals.…”

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Educational Assortative Mating and Health: A Study in Chinese Internal Migrants

Zhang

Tan

2021

IJERPH

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Previous studies have shown that marriage is related with people’s health. Based on data from the Volume A of China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS_A) in 2017 (N = 127,829), this study attempted to document the degree of educational assortative mating in Chinese internal migrants, as well as how it evolves over time, and further analyze the relationship between educational assortative mating and people’s self-rated health (SRH). The results indicated that the proportion of educational homogamy kept increasing and gradient marriage kept decreasing over time both in male and female. “Educational homogamy” (58.8%) and “male more educated” (27.2%) were still the main marital education matching patterns in first-married couples of Chinese internal migrants. Educational homogamy was beneficial to promote people’s SRH and educational hypogamy would impair their SRH, and the negative effects of educational hypogamy on SRH was stronger in female than in male. The gender equality of educational opportunities increases the degree of educational assortative mating in Chinese internal migrants. Educational attainment is playing a more and more important role in “love” marriages. “Likes attract likes” is not just about love, but also an important part of health.

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