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Peer reviewedWhite, James M. – Journal of Family Issues, 1992
Used 2 subjective measures (life satisfaction and subjective health assessments) and 2 objective measures (actual health problems and number of consultations with physicians in past year) to measure well-being in 11,131 Canadians. Findings suggest that, overall, single persons are healthier than married and that causal hypothesis is supported only…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Health, Life Satisfaction
