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The influence of couples' living arrangements on smoking habits and body weight

Der Einfluss der partnerschaftlichen Lebensform auf Rauchverhalten und Körpergewicht
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Klein, Thomas
Rapp, Ingmar
Schneider, Björn

Abstract

"This article examines the influence of intimate relationships on smoking habits and body weight. The authors differentiated between couples living apart together, cohabitating couples and married couples. The data basis is the Partnermarktsurvey, a German representative telephone survey of 2.002 pe... view more

"This article examines the influence of intimate relationships on smoking habits and body weight. The authors differentiated between couples living apart together, cohabitating couples and married couples. The data basis is the Partnermarktsurvey, a German representative telephone survey of 2.002 people aged between 16 and 55 years. The results show that living in a relationship promotes smoking cessation, however only when the partners live together. This indicates that the positive protection effect of relationships on smoking habits is based on the mechanism of social control and social support, which is linked to the context of a shared household. In addition, they observed the homogamy in smoking habits of partners that arises as early as mate selection and is intensified through assimilation processes during the relationship. With regard to body weight, the study shows a weight gain over the course of a relationship which is, however, not greater among married and cohabitating couples than among couples living apart together." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; partner relationship; way of life; smoking; body weight; marriage; domestic partnership; health behavior

Classification
Medical Sociology

Method
empirical; quantitative empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
2013

Page/Pages
p. 673-694

Journal
Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 38 (2013) 3

Issue topic
Private life choices, employment and health

ISSN
1869-8999

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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