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Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology Biological Bases of Health Behavior Volume 1 the Social Bases of Health Behavior Volume 2 Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Volume 3 Special Issues in Health Psychology Volume 4

Relationship Dissolution and Health

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Hasselmo, K; Bourassa, KJ; Sbarra, DA
January 1, 2020

Marital dissolution is associated with a range of negative physical and emotional health outcomes, including increased risk for early death. This entry begins by summarizing basic epidemiological findings on health-relevant outcomes of divorced and separated adults. We then consider the candidate physiological (e.g., cardiovascular and immunological systems), psychological (e.g., forgiveness, rumination, and self-distancing), and behavioral (e.g., sleep, self-care) mechanisms linking relationship dissolution with poor health. The entry concludes with suggestions for future directions and intervention development.

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Hasselmo, K., Bourassa, K. J., & Sbarra, D. A. (2020). Relationship Dissolution and Health. In Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology Biological Bases of Health Behavior Volume 1 the Social Bases of Health Behavior Volume 2 Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Volume 3 Special Issues in Health Psychology Volume 4 (pp. V2-546). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119057840.ch104
Hasselmo, K., K. J. Bourassa, and D. A. Sbarra. “Relationship Dissolution and Health.” In Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology Biological Bases of Health Behavior Volume 1 the Social Bases of Health Behavior Volume 2 Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Volume 3 Special Issues in Health Psychology Volume 4, V2-546, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119057840.ch104.
Hasselmo K, Bourassa KJ, Sbarra DA. Relationship Dissolution and Health. In: Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology Biological Bases of Health Behavior Volume 1 the Social Bases of Health Behavior Volume 2 Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Volume 3 Special Issues in Health Psychology Volume 4. 2020. p. V2-546.
Hasselmo, K., et al. “Relationship Dissolution and Health.” Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology Biological Bases of Health Behavior Volume 1 the Social Bases of Health Behavior Volume 2 Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Volume 3 Special Issues in Health Psychology Volume 4, 2020, pp. V2-546. Scopus, doi:10.1002/9781119057840.ch104.
Hasselmo K, Bourassa KJ, Sbarra DA. Relationship Dissolution and Health. Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology Biological Bases of Health Behavior Volume 1 the Social Bases of Health Behavior Volume 2 Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Volume 3 Special Issues in Health Psychology Volume 4. 2020. p. V2-546.

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