Does marriage matter?

Social anatomy of racial and ethnic disparities in violence. Am J Public Health (2005) 6.09

Social relationships and health: a flashpoint for health policy. J Health Soc Behav (2010) 3.39

Marital strategies for regulating exposure to HIV. Demography (2008) 2.21

Marital trajectories and mortality among US adults. Am J Epidemiol (2009) 2.21

The times they are a changin': marital status and health differentials from 1972 to 2003. J Health Soc Behav (2008) 2.11

Who, what, where, and when? Specifying the impact of educational attainment and labour force participation on family formation. Eur J Popul (1999) 2.00

Does food group consumption vary by differences in socioeconomic, demographic, and lifestyle factors in young adults? The Bogalusa Heart Study. J Am Diet Assoc (2007) 1.99

Stability and Change in Family Structure and Maternal Health Trajectories. Am Sociol Rev (2008) 1.73

An integrative approach to health. Demography (2010) 1.68

Psychosocial factors associated with routine health examination scheduling and receipt among African American men. J Natl Med Assoc (2010) 1.62

Understanding how race/ethnicity and gender define age-trajectories of disability: an intersectionality approach. Soc Sci Med (2011) 1.58

Marital status and ischemic heart disease incidence and mortality in women: a large prospective study. BMC Med (2014) 1.58

Long-term economic costs of psychological problems during childhood. Soc Sci Med (2010) 1.53

Trends in the Educational Gradient of U.S. Adult Mortality from 1986 to 2006 by Race, Gender, and Age Group. Res Aging (2011) 1.53

A Twin Protection Effect? Explaining Twin Survival Advantages with a Two-Process Mortality Model. PLoS One (2016) 1.39

Sexuality: measures of partnerships, practices, attitudes, and problems in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2009) 1.37

Unmarried Boomers confront old age: a national portrait. Gerontologist (2012) 1.35

The Benefits from Marriage and Religion in the United States: A Comparative Analysis. Popul Dev Rev (2003) 1.27

Family structure and fathers' well-being: trajectories of mental health and self-rated health. J Health Soc Behav (2009) 1.25

Sleep duration and all-cause mortality: a critical review of measurement and associations. Ann Epidemiol (2013) 1.23

Re-Examining the Case for Marriage: Union Formation and Changes in Well-Being. J Marriage Fam (2012) 1.21

UNCERTAINTY IN EARLY OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATIONS: ROLE EXPLORATION OR AIMLESSNESS? Soc Forces (2010) 1.21

Social determinants, lived experiences, and consequences of household food insecurity among persons living with HIV/AIDS on the shore of Lake Victoria, Kenya. AIDS Care (2011) 1.15

Condom use with female sex workers among male clients in Sichuan Province, China: the role of interpersonal and venue-level factors. J Urban Health (2010) 1.15

Peer norms and consistent condom use with female sex workers among male clients in Sichuan province, China. Soc Sci Med (2010) 1.13

Marital status, marital transitions, and body weight. J Health Soc Behav (2009) 1.13

Explaining the widening education gap in mortality among U.S. white women. J Health Soc Behav (2013) 1.13

Cohabitation, marriage, and 'sexual monogamy' in Nairobi's slums. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.09

Considerations for national public health leadership in advancing sexual health. Public Health Rep (2013) 1.01

Relationship quality among cohabitors and marrieds in older adulthood. Soc Sci Res (2010) 1.00

Alcoholic marriage: later start, sooner end. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2011) 0.99

How Teenage Fathers Matter for Children: Evidence From the ECLS-B. J Fam Issues (2011) 0.98

The influence of parents' marital quality on adult children's attitudes toward marriage and its alternatives: main and moderating effects. Demography (2006) 0.98

Marital differences in blood pressure and the risk of hypertension among Polish men. Eur J Epidemiol (2005) 0.97

The Demographic Faces of the Elderly. Popul Dev Rev (2004) 0.97

Socioeconomic mobility in adulthood and cardiovascular disease mortality. Ann Epidemiol (2013) 0.97

How significant is the 'significant other'? Associations between significant others' health behaviors and attitudes and young adults' health outcomes. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2012) 0.96

Romantic relationship patterns in young adulthood and their developmental antecedents. Dev Psychol (2013) 0.96

SAME-SEX PARTNERSHIPS AND THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS. J Community Psychol (2014) 0.95

Life course transitions in early adulthood and SES disparities in tobacco use. Soc Sci Res (2013) 0.95

Health insurance status, medical debt, and their impact on access to care in Arizona. Am J Public Health (2011) 0.95

Concordance of chronic conditions in older Mexican American couples. Prev Chronic Dis (2005) 0.92

Social Exchange and The Progression of Sexual Relationships in Emerging Adulthood. Soc Forces (2011) 0.91

The Association between Marital Transitions, Body Mass Index, and Weight: A Review of the Literature. J Obes (2012) 0.91

I've Got You Under My Skin: Marital Biography and Biological Risk. J Marriage Fam (2013) 0.91

Marriageable Women: A Focus on Participants in a Community Healthy Marriage Program. Fam Relat (2010) 0.90

Health effects of single motherhood on children in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.90

Marriage and Offending among a Cohort of Disadvantaged African Americans. J Res Crime Delinq (2013) 0.88

Multiple Roles and Women's Mental Health in Canada. BMC Womens Health (2004) 0.88

A Population-Based Study of Alcohol Use in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Unions. J Marriage Fam (2014) 0.88

Hypertension status, treatment, and control among spousal pairs in a middle-aged adult cohort. Am J Epidemiol (2011) 0.87

Marital and Cohabitation Dissolution and Parental Depressive Symptoms in Fragile Families. J Marriage Fam (2013) 0.87

Widowhood and depression among older Europeans--the role of gender, caregiving, marital quality, and regional context. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2013) 0.86

Age at first birth, parity, and post-reproductive mortality among white and black women in the US, 1982-2002. Soc Sci Med (2009) 0.86

Longitudinal Study of Body Mass Index in Young Males and the Transition to Fatherhood. Am J Mens Health (2015) 0.85

Marriage Trajectories and Health Risk Behaviors Throughout Adulthood Among Urban African Americans. J Fam Issues (2012) 0.85

Education, Labor Markets, and the Retreat from Marriage. Soc Forces (2011) 0.85

Social relationships and health related behaviors among older US adults. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.84

Racial disparities in self-rated health: trends, explanatory factors, and the changing role of socio-demographics. Soc Sci Med (2013) 0.84

Black-white disparity in disability among U.S. older adults: age, period, and cohort trends. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2014) 0.83

Social network types and acute stroke preparedness behavior. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra (2011) 0.83

Association between social isolation and left ventricular mass. Am J Med (2011) 0.83

When does time matter? maternal employment, children's time with parents, and child development. Demography (2014) 0.82

Spousal loss and health in late life: moving beyond emotional trauma. J Aging Health (2012) 0.82

Associations between relationship status and day-to-day health behaviors and weight among diverse young adults. Fam Syst Health (2014) 0.82

Cigarette Smoking in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Unions: The Role of Socioeconomic and Psychological Factors. Popul Res Policy Rev (2014) 0.82

The Impact of Adolescent Deviance on Marital Trajectories. Deviant Behav (2012) 0.81

Sociodemographic effects on the dynamics of task-specific ADL functioning at the oldest-old ages: the case of China. J Cross Cult Gerontol (2006) 0.81

Predictors of change in physical function among older adults in response to long-term, structured physical activity: The LIFE Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2016) 0.80

Widowhood, age heterogamy, and health: the role of selection, marital quality, and health behaviors. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2013) 0.80

Patterns of widowhood mortality. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2013) 0.80

Complex Families and Late-Life Outcomes Among Elderly Persons: Disability, Institutionalization, and Longevity. J Marriage Fam (2013) 0.79

The role of defamilialization in the relationship between partnership and self-rated health: a cross-national comparison of Canada and the United States. Soc Sci Med (2012) 0.79

The role of partnership status on late-life physical function. Can J Aging (2014) 0.79

Sex, Health Behaviors and Social Support: Functional Decline among Older Diabetics. Am Med J (2012) 0.79

Challenges and Opportunities for Research on Same-Sex Relationships. J Marriage Fam (2015) 0.79

Union transitions and changes in BMI among adults in Mexico. J Health Soc Behav (2012) 0.79

Vital places: Facilitators of behavioral and social health mechanisms in low-income neighborhoods. Soc Sci Med (2014) 0.79

Cohort differences in the marriage-health relationship for midlife women. Soc Sci Med (2014) 0.78

Economic well-being among elderly couples in marriage and cohabitation in Mexico. Poblac Salud Mesoam (2015) 0.78

Health inputs and cumulative health deficits among the older Chinese. Soc Sci Med (2011) 0.77

Fatherhood and Men's Lives at Middle Age. J Fam Issues (2010) 0.77

Marital Histories and Heavy Alcohol Use among Older Adults. J Health Soc Behav (2016) 0.77

Preliminary evidence regarding the hypothesis that the sex ratio at sexual maturity may affect longevity in men. Demography (2010) 0.77

An integrative model of inter- and intragenerational preconception processes influencing birthweight in the United States. J Health Soc Behav (2015) 0.77

Marriage Following Adolescent Parenthood: Relationship to Adult Well-being. J Marriage Fam (2008) 0.77

The Relationship between Marital Status and Psychological Resilience in Chronic Pain. Pain Res Treat (2013) 0.76

Marriage, Relationship Quality, and Sleep among U.S. Older Adults. J Health Soc Behav (2015) 0.76

Does Marriage Moderate Genetic Effects on Delinquency and Violence? J Marriage Fam (2015) 0.76

Coexistence of Obesity and Anemia in Older Mexican Adults. Ageing Int (2011) 0.76

Occupational stratification, job-mismatches, and child poverty: understanding the disadvantage of Black immigrants in the US. Soc Sci Res (2014) 0.75

MARRIAGE AND MEN'S WEALTH ACCUMULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1860-1870. Korean Econ Rev (2010) 0.75

Dynamic optimization and conformity in health behavior and life enjoyment over the life cycle. Front Behav Neurosci (2015) 0.75

What took them so long? Explaining PhD delays among doctoral candidates. PLoS One (2013) 0.75

Marital history and survival after a heart attack. Soc Sci Med (2016) 0.75

Is Divorce More Painful When Couples Have Children? Evidence From Long-Term Panel Data on Multiple Domains of Well-being. Demography (2016) 0.75

Psychological and cognitive determinants of mortality: Evidence from a nationally representative sample followed over thirty-five years. Soc Sci Med (2015) 0.75

Body Weight, Marital Status, and Changes in Marital Status. J Fam Issues (2013) 0.75

The impact of alcohol consumption on patterns of union formation in Russia 1998-2010: an assessment using longitudinal data. Popul Stud (Camb) (2014) 0.75

Self-Reported Health Among Recently Incarcerated Mothers. Am J Public Health (2015) 0.75