Marital breakup in later adulthood and self-rated health: a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland
| Autor: | Stéphane Cullati, Bina Knöpfli, Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Delphine S. Courvoisier |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Cross-sectional study Health Status media_common.quotation_subject education 050109 social psychology Sex Factors Self-rated health Divorce medicine Humans Personality Single person 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 610 Medicine & health Aged media_common Relationship status Public health 05 social sciences Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Single Person Loneliness Marital breakup Later adulthood Middle Aged ddc:304.6/305.3/306 Moderation Health Surveys Resources body regions Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors 050902 family studies Female Self Report 0509 other social sciences medicine.symptom Psychology 150 Psychology Switzerland Intrapersonal communication |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Public Health, Vol. 61, No 3 (2016) pp. 357-366 Knöpfli, Bina; Cullati, Stéphane; Courvoisier, Delphine S.; Burton-Jeangros, Claudine; Perrig-Chiello, Pasqualina (26 June 2015). Marital breakup in later adulthood and self-rated health: a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland (Unpublished). In: International Health Conference. Oxford, United Kingdom. 25.-27.06.2015. |
| ISSN: | 1661-8556 |
| DOI: | 10.7892/boris.72214 |
| Popis: | Objectives This research examines the impact of relationship status on self-rated health (SRH) by taking into account intrapersonal and social resources. Methods Data stem from a Swiss-based survey of 1355 participants aged 40–65 years. Three groups are compared: continuously married (n = 399), single divorcees (n = 532) and repartnered divorcees (n = 424). Linear regression models are used to examine the predictive role of relationship status on SRH and to investigate the moderating role of intrapersonal and social resources on SRH. Results Single divorcees show the lowest SRH scores, whereas their repartnered counterparts reported scores comparable to the continuously married—even after controlling for socio-demographic and economic variables. Although single divorcees reported higher levels of loneliness and agreeableness in addition to lower levels of resilience when compared with the other groups, none of these variables had a significant moderation effect on SRH. Conclusions Our results underscore the positive effect of relationship status on SRH, and contribute new insights on the impact of later-life divorce. Given the growing number of divorcees, related public health challenges are likely to increase. |
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