Widowhood, Age Heterogamy, and Health: The Role of Selection, Marital Quality, and Health Behaviors

Kate H. Choi and Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2014, vol. 69B, issue 1, 123-134

Abstract: Objective. Although the impact of widowhood on the surviving spouse’s health has been widely documented, there is little empirical research examining whether certain spousal choice decisions and marital sorting patterns predispose individuals to be more vulnerable to the adverse consequences of widowhood for health.

Date: 2014
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