Psychological distress of marital and cohabitation breakups |
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| Authors: | Lara Patrício Tavares Arnstein Aassve |
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| Affiliation: | 1. “Carlo F. Dondena” Research Centre for Research on Social Dynamics, Bocconi University, via G. Röntgen n. 1, 20136 Milan, Italy;2. Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Rua Almerindo Lessa, 1300-663 Lisboa, Portugal;3. Department of Institutional Analysis and Public Management, Bocconi University, via G. Röntgen n. 1, 20136 Milan, Italy;1. Department of Sociology, Montana State University, P.O. Box 172380, Bozeman, MT 59717-2380, USA;2. Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, 232 Life Science, Duluth, MN 55812-3003, USA;1. Department of Sociology, Northwestern University, 1812 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60208, United States;2. Department of Sociology, Northwestern University, United States;3. Department of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel;4. Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, United States;5. Department of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University, United States;6. Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States;1. Department of Sociology, Columbia University, 501 Knox Hall, 606 West 122nd Street, New York, NY 10027, USA;2. Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine, USA;3. Department of Sociology, Fudan University, China |
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| Abstract: | Using data from a large survey, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), this paper explores the extent to which marital and cohabiting unions differ with respect to the short-term effects of union dissolution on mental health. We compare married individuals who divorced or separated with cohabitors whose first union ended and test the hypothesis that married individuals experience larger negative effects. Results show that initial differences are not statistically significant once the presence of children is controlled for, suggesting that the presence of children is a particularly significant source of increased psychological distress in union dissolutions. However, parenthood does not explain serious psychological distress, which appears to be associated with enduring traits (the personality trait neuroticism). |
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| Keywords: | Psychological distress Mental health Cohabitation Marital status Separation Personality |
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