Marriage and Health in the Transition to Adulthood: Evidence for African Americans in the Add Health Study

Autor/inn/en	Harris, Kathleen Mullan; Lee, Hedwig; DeLeone, Felicia Yang
Titel	Marriage and Health in the Transition to Adulthood: Evidence for African Americans in the Add Health Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 31 (2010) 8, S.1106-1143 (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X10365823
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Body Composition; Physical Health; Drinking; Marriage; Young Adults; Adolescents; Whites; Interpersonal Relationship; Longitudinal Studies; Mental Health; Gender Differences; Alcohol Abuse; Race; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Gesundheitszustand; Trinken; Ehe; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; White; Weißer; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Psychohygiene; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rasse; Abstammung; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This article explores the relationships among early marriage (before age 26 years), cohabitation, and health for African Americans and Whites during the transition to adulthood using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The study examines three categories of health outcomes relevant to young adulthood: physical health, mental health, and health risk behaviors. Lagged dependent variable models are used to examine the health effects of early marriage and cohabitation accounting for potential health selection into unions. The results indicate that early marriage by young adults does not have protective effects for African Americans; the authors also find more negative effects for African American men than for women. There are mixed results for Whites with some protective effects of marriage for binge drinking. Early marriage for African Americans and Whites is associated with increased body mass index. Cohabitation is uniformly associated with negative health outcomes for all racial and gender groups. (Contains 7 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10