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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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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
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