Examining the impact of marital status transitions on psychological wellbeing and social participation : does age matter?

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This thesis reports an empirical study of the psychological and social consequences of heterosexual marital status change. The main purpose of this research is to provide a coherent and convincing account of the experience of marital status change across the life course. Examining changes in psychological health and social participation, this study employs a multi-method approach: secondary panel survey data from the BHPS provides an insight into changes in psychological wellbeing over time (N=3446); a questionnaire study considers the associations between marital status, psychological wellbeing and social support (N=510); and in-depth interviews with 82 men and women who have entered into a cohabiting (N=9) or married (N=29) relationship, or experienced a transition out of marriage through widowhood (N=23), or divorce (N=21) are used to explore the impact of a change in marital status on social participation. The main findings indicate that marital status transitions have consequences

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