A REVIEW ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING OF COUPLES DURING FIRST SEVEN YEARS OF MARITAL LIFE

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S. Arul Prabhahar, Dr. G. Ramanathan, H. Kalaivani, Dr. G. Raja Jerald Selvakumar

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Health is influenced by marital status, and this relationship varies by time and/or place. Married people live longer and are healthier than those who have never married, divorced, or been widowed. However, not every wedding are created equally: unhappy weddings have fewer advantages than happy marriages. Divorce rates have risen sharply over the globe. Despite the widespread belief that weddings improve mental health, there is no proof that the advantages of wedding are due to the social function of marriage rather than the qualities of those who marry. This review uses longitudinal analysis to compare those who were "very happy" in marriage to those who were "pretty happy" in marriage, "not too happy" in marriage, never married, divorced or separated, or widowed, using a nationally representative sample of married couples and joining  measures of marital status and marital happiness. Not just lifespan but also well-being is key outcome factors when analyzing the connection among the marital status and well-being. The goal of this research is to look at the links between marital status, health behaviors, and illness in various couples, as well as see whether there are any gender disparities in those interactions. We evaluate whether marriage improves mental health after adjusting for premarital rates of disorder using a sample of 18, 21, and 24 year aged male and female who either stayed unmarried or got married or remained married in 7 year duration. In addition, we investigated whether women gain more from weddings than men in terms of mental health.

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