A study revealed that men who are married age more successfully than men who are not. The never married men are certainly out of the league here. And, the men who do not plan to stay married will surely have to miss out on the perks for now.
Marriage and its positive effects are least explored by generations of men. The gender in a marriage that is supposed to benefit from it is definitely men. The status and the history of a married relationship has been analyzed by a study. The results are surprising.
A study published in a popular journal has disclosed that men age slower because of marriage. Men concerned about tying the knot need to hear this out loud. But women in a marriage, they’ll surely be disappointed to hear that they aren’t benefiting in terms of age.
Overall, the study published in the famous journal showed that married men aged slower. They need to stay married to keep relishing aging benefits though. Men who have separated from their partners likely aged faster. Divorcees and men whose partners were no longer alive also aged comparatively quicker than others. But women didn’t age differently than unmarried ones.
Past research on marriage showed no link between marriage and improved physical or mental health. Most studies have failed to account for marital status changes while revealing the results of a study.
The study even explored health as well as well-being of older adults aged between 45 and 85 years. They explored their relationship for 20 years. They analyzed the marital status and its impact on the lives of these older adults. The researchers checked a list of markers in order to determine how they had aged during these years.
The researchers explored everything from their physical well-being to their emotional well-being. They captured living experiences of the older adults to better understand them.
A research affiliate of this study revealed that he was a social worker. He shared that he had worked at gerontological social work for over 20 years. He shared his passion for helping older adults live and age gracefully. He further revealed that the study had also explored 7,000 middle-aged and older residents. There were people who aged well and then there were others who did not. Older people can thrive much better when there is a better understanding of what makes them age successfully.
Marriage has been associated with better health outcomes, whether people want to believe it or not. Its effects on aging are influenced by the marriage history and gender. Women were aging complexly in comparison to men here. Married women did not show any differences from never-married women. The findings of this study have been published in journal, International Social Work. The researchers were particularly interested in showcasing the age gap differences between men and men who were not married. All participants in the study were characterized by their marital status.
