According to new research, staying single your whole life may not be good for you physically. The study suggests that people who never marry are more likely to die early than people who have been divorced, separated or have been widowed. This effect was consistent across all age groups.
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“This seems to happen all the way along,” said lead researcher Robert Kaplan, professor and chair of the department of health services at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health.
His team published the findings in the September issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Previous research had found a connection between being married and a longer life expectancy and, more specifically, between being married and a lower incidence of heart disease. Marriage is considered a rough proxy for “social connectedness,” which experts believe can help people live longer.
Most of these studies, however, haven’t distinguished between people who are separated, divorced or widowed and those who have never been married.
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