Some of the earliest and most well-known sociological studies showed that marriage was
beneficial to mental health, marriage benefited the mental health of men more than women�…

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�…

Marriage is a social institution and its effects on mental health vary across societies. In
societies which emphasize marriage, being married is related to lower depression, lower�…

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�…

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�…

Much of the research on the relationship between marital status and mental health has only
looked at married versus" nonmarried" groups. This research examines differences among�…

The association between marital status and health among men has been well documented,
but few studies track health trajectories following family structure transitions among�…

A long tradition of research and theory on gender, marriage, and mental health suggests that
marital status is more important to men's psychological well-being than women's while�…

Although numerous studies reveal differences in mental health by the structure of one's
family of origin, there remains debate regarding the processes generating these patterns�…

Since the formation of the Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association in
1992, scholars have made significant progress in our understanding of the social�…