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Consistency and timing of marital transitions and survival during midlife: the role of personality and health risk behaviors.

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Siegler, IC; Brummett, BH; Martin, P; Helms, MJ
Published in: Ann Behav Med
June 2013

BACKGROUND: Marital status is associated with survival. PURPOSE: The aims of this study are to evaluate marital history and timing on mortality during midlife, test the role of pre-marital personality, and quantify the role of health risk behaviors. METHODS: Cox proportional hazard models were run with varying classifications of marital history and sets of covariates. RESULTS: In fully adjusted models compared to the currently married, lifetime marital history predicts premature mortality with never married at 2.33 times risk of death and ever married at 1.64 risk of death. Midlife marital history shows that not having a partner during midlife (hazard ratio (HR) = 3.10 formerly married; HR = 2.59 remaining single) has the highest risk of death. Controlling for personality and health risk behaviors reduces but does not eliminate the impact of marital status. CONCLUSION: Consistency of marital status during midlife suggests that lack of a partner is associated with midlife mortality.

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Ann Behav Med

DOI

EISSN

1532-4796

Publication Date

June 2013

Volume

45

Issue

3

Start / End Page

338 / 347

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk-Taking
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Personality
  • Mortality
  • Middle Aged
  • Marital Status
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
 

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Siegler, I. C., Brummett, B. H., Martin, P., & Helms, M. J. (2013). Consistency and timing of marital transitions and survival during midlife: the role of personality and health risk behaviors. Ann Behav Med, 45(3), 338–347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9457-3
Siegler, Ilene C., Beverly H. Brummett, Peter Martin, and Michael J. Helms. “Consistency and timing of marital transitions and survival during midlife: the role of personality and health risk behaviors.Ann Behav Med 45, no. 3 (June 2013): 338–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9457-3.
Siegler IC, Brummett BH, Martin P, Helms MJ. Consistency and timing of marital transitions and survival during midlife: the role of personality and health risk behaviors. Ann Behav Med. 2013 Jun;45(3):338–47.
Siegler, Ilene C., et al. “Consistency and timing of marital transitions and survival during midlife: the role of personality and health risk behaviors.Ann Behav Med, vol. 45, no. 3, June 2013, pp. 338–47. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s12160-012-9457-3.
Siegler IC, Brummett BH, Martin P, Helms MJ. Consistency and timing of marital transitions and survival during midlife: the role of personality and health risk behaviors. Ann Behav Med. 2013 Jun;45(3):338–347.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ann Behav Med

DOI

EISSN

1532-4796

Publication Date

June 2013

Volume

45

Issue

3

Start / End Page

338 / 347

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk-Taking
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Personality
  • Mortality
  • Middle Aged
  • Marital Status
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies