You Make Me Sick: Marital Quality and Health Over the Life Course∗

By Debra J Umberson, Kristi Williams, D. Powers, Hui Liu, B. Needham. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2006

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Health, Social Psychology

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Marital Quality and Health Over 20 Years: A Growth Curve Analysis (2013, background): “The two longitudinal studies that included three 667 waves of data spanned 3 years (Wickrama et al., 1997) and 8 years (Umberson et al., 2006).”
Social Relationships and Health: A Flashpoint for Health Policy (2010, background): “…over time on a host of health indicators including allostatic load (Seeman et al. 2002), blood pressure (Cacioppo et al. 2002), physical health (Umberson et al. 2006), and mortality risk (Berkman and Syme 1979). cOStS AnD BenefItS Of SOcIAl RelAtIOnSHIpS: IneqUAlItIeS Both quantitative (size…”
Family Relationships and Well-Being (2017, background): “, Rook, 2014), and past research shows that the impact of marital strain on health increases with advancing age (Liu & Waite, 2014; Umberson et al., 2006).”
Married CEOs and corporate social responsibility (2019, positive): “…and McCord, 2012).1 However, conflict-ridden unions have adverse physical and emotional effects on the spouses (Bachman, 1995; Akerlof, 1998; Nelson and Burke, 2000; Carlson and Kail, 2018; Hawkins and Booth, 2005; Umberson et al., 2006; Sampson et al., 2006; Denney, 2010; Wood et al., 2007).”
Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults (2009, positive): “…outcomes (Kinney et al. 2005; Rook and Ituarte 1999; Umberson 1987), although stressful relationships have been linked to worse health outcomes (Umberson et al. 2006; Wickrama et al. 2001), and health-risk behaviors such as smoking, risky sexual behavior, and poor diet can be diffused through…”
The Ambiguous Link between Marriage and Health: A Dynamic Reanalysis of Loss and Gain Effects (2017, background): “Perhaps it is more the nature of the marriage and the type of spouse that matters rather than marriage itself (Umberson et al. 2006).”
Marital quality and health: A meta-analytic review (2013, background): “Umberson and colleagues showed that marital quality impacted selfrated health more strongly in older individuals (Umberson & Williams, 2005; Umberson et al., 2006).”
Gender Differences in Marital and Life Satisfaction among Chinese Malaysians (2009, background): “Results from the literature examining the impact of marital quality on individual well-being were also mixed, with longitudinal sociological studies showing fewer gender differences emerging over time ( Umberson et al. 2006 ) but clinical studies showing marital conflict having a more negative impac”
Gender Differences in Marital Satisfaction: A Meta-analysis (2014, background): “Although there is inconsistency among studies regarding gender differences in marital quality (Broman, 2005; Umberson et al., 2006), there is clear evidence that wives are more likely to initiate marital therapy (Vessey & Howard, 1993), as much as 73.”