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Peer reviewedCoombs, Robert H. – Family Relations, 1991
Reviews literature on marital status and well-being. Review finds little support for selection hypothesis which asserts that the relationship between marital status and well-being is spurious because emotional maturity explains both conditions. However, the evidence is consistent with protection/support hypothesis that a marital partner who…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Death, Marital Status, Physical Health
