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Marriage doesn’t make people happier or healthier than single people, research suggests.
Scientists examined the physical and mental health of married people and those who never said “I do.”
Getting married showed “little evidence” of improving long-term well-being, University of California researchers said.
Dr. Bella DePaulo, who led the study, expands on the findings in her book Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life.
A study by the author, published in 2016, says: ‘The media, and even scientific journals, are full of claims that marriage is good for health and well-being.
Scientists examined the physical and mental health of married people and those who never said “I do.” In the photo: archive photo
However, a closer look at the research, with attention to methodological biases, shows that such claims often misrepresent or exaggerate research results.’
He continued: ‘Examples of research on suicide, depression, loneliness, physical health and happiness are reviewed. In cross-sectional research, people who remain single tend to have very similar results to those who are currently married.
“In longitudinal research, there is little evidence that getting married results in lasting improvements in health or well-being.”
The review of the study was published in the Encyclopaedia Of Mental Health.