Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE
Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 531-544Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932006001611
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- NIA NIH HHS [P30 AG12815, P01 AG08291, P01 AG005842, Y1-AG-4553-01, U01 AG09740-13S2] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [OGHA 04-064] Funding Source: Medline
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This article explores to what extent married middle-aged individuals in Europe are governed by the risk of experiencing divorce, when shaping their physical appearance. The main result is that divorce risks, proxied by national divorce rates, are negatively connected to body mass index (BMI) among married individuals but unrelated to BMI among singles. Hence, it seems that married people in societies where divorce risks are high are more inclined to invest in their outer appearance. One interpretation is that high divorce rates make married people prepare for a potential divorce and future return to the marriage market.
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