This paper examines three questions regarding the relationship between marriage and
mental health, specifically depression and alcohol problems. First, does marriage lead to�…

Despite the assumption that marriage enhances psychological well-being, little evidence
exists that the social role of marriage, rather than the characteristics of individuals who get�…

Marriage is widely thought to confer mental health benefits, but little is known about how this
apparent benefit may vary across the life course. Early marriage, which is nonnormative�…

BackgroundPrior research on whether marriage is equally beneficial to the mental health of
men and women is inconsistent due to methodological variation. This study addresses some�…

Although social scientists have long assumed that intimate social relationships are more
closely associated with women's than men's mental health, recent research indicates that�…

Objective: Research indicates a marriage effect with respect to drinking and drinking
problems. This effect is characterized by less consumption and fewer problems among�…

Williams, Frech, and Carlson examine the evidence for an effect of marital status on mental
health, with a particular focus on the factors that identify who benefits from marriage, who�…

Past research has consistently documented the positive relationship between a transition to
marriage and psychological well-being. In this study, we separate the depressed from the�…

Early epidemiological research on family status and mental health produced three “social
facts”: 1. Marriage is beneficial to mental health. 2. Marriage benefits the mental health of�…

The relationship between marriage and positive mental health is one of the most established
findings in the stress literature. Few studies, however, examine the problematic as well as�…