Effect of marital status on duration of treatment for mental illness

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dc.contributor.authorZheng, Wu
dc.contributor.authorSchimmele, Christoph M.
dc.contributor.authorPenning, Margaret J.
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Chi
dc.contributor.authorNoh, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-25T20:14:31Z
dc.date.available2017-09-25T20:14:31Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThere is a well-established link between marital status and mental health, but previous research has produced mixed results about the reasons for this relationship. Some studies propose that marriage provides protection from stressors and increases personal coping abilities (the causation perspective), whereas other studies argue that marriage markets “weed out” individuals predisposed to illness (the selection perspective). This article addresses the causation-versus-selection debate by examining the effect of marital status on duration of treatment for mental illness. The empirical analysis uses longitudinal data and GEE models to estimate group-level differences in duration of treatment. The results suggest that marriage does not appear to confer a health advantage in terms of duration of treatment. However, the study demonstrates that the never-married experience longer treatment time than the married, divorced, and widowed.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationWu, Z., Schimmele, C.M., Penning, M.J., Zheng, C. & Noh, S. (2012). Effect of marital status on duration of treatment for mental illness. Canadian Studies in Population, 39(1-2), 109-124.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25336/P6690Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/8588
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Studies in Populationen_US
dc.subjectmental illness
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectmarital status
dc.subjectsocial causation
dc.subjectsocial selection
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Sociology
dc.titleEffect of marital status on duration of treatment for mental illnessen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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