Background Several studies have found that married mothers compared to single mothers
had better mental health (Cairney et al. in Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 38: 442–449�…

Researchers have documented the psychological and physical health benefits of being in a
relationship among heterosexuals, although there has been limited research to examine�…

In this paper, we examine whether people's beliefs about the permanence, desirability, and
importance of marriage moderate the impact of marital transitions-including marital losses�…

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�…

Using weekly variation from April 23 to June 23 2020, we exploit the surge in unemployment
over the coronavirus pandemic to identify the effects on mental health outcomes and the role�…

This study examines how relationship transitions affect subjective well‐being (SWB) and
how this effect changes over time. We used prospective data containing information about�…

In 2005, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued an official brief on lesbian
and gay parenting. This brief included the assertion:“Not a single study has found children of�…

We test the so‐called escape hypothesis, which argues that for people from a poor marriage,
a divorce has a less negative or even a positive effect on well‐being. In an analysis of two�…

T he title of this chapter suggests a troubling contradiction: Whereas boys and men “come
from” or “have” families, they often experience profound difficulties being “in” them, insofar�…

China's massive economic restructuring in recent decades has generated alarming
incidences of mental disorder affecting over one hundred million people. This timely book�…