How cohabitation, marriage, separation, and divorce influence BMI: A prospective panel study.

Jutta Mata David RichterThorsten SchneiderRalph Hertwig

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2018)

This is among the first longitudinal studies to directly compare the effects of key changes in relationship status on BMI. The findings extend and qualify previous results by showing that the benefits of marriage or cohabitation do not necessarily include a healthier BMI. They also suggest that relationship transitions-particularly moving in with a partner and divorce-may be important time windows for weight gain prevention. (PsycINFO Database Record

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
weight loss
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