• J Biosoc Sci · Jan 2000

    The association between health-related behaviours and the risk of divorce in the USA.

    • H Fu and N Goldman.
    • Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme, New York, NY 10017, USA.
    • J Biosoc Sci. 2000 Jan 1;32(1):63-88.

    AbstractThis study investigates the link between health-related variables and risks of divorce. The findings indicate that physical characteristics associated with poor health--namely, obesity and short stature--are not significantly related to risks of marital dissolution for either men or women. On the other hand, risk-taking behaviours--such as smoking and drug use--are strongly related to higher risks of divorce for both sexes. Overall, the results emphasize the need to accommodate health-related variables in the dominant economic and social psychological theories of marital dissolution.

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