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Jacob Auby
Dr. Nate Millard
English 130
October 20
th
, 2014
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This article describes a study that was done on whether there is a correlation between
relationship status and health. This study has a number of strengths, one of which is the use of a
large, diverse, population-based longitudinal cohort sample (Berge, 2014). They used poll
questions to find their information. The poll questions where questions like, In the last week
how many times did you eat breakfast? How many times last week did you eat fast food? The
results of test say that people that are married are more likely to be obese. They were the ones
that answered the questions in a less healthy manor.
The independent variable they were looking at was relationship status. What is your
relationship status (mark one)? Reponses included single/casually dating, committed dating
relationship/engaged, married, same-sex domestic partner, separated or divorced, widowed. In
this case relationships played negatively towards ones health. (Berge,2014).
This study raises the question of whether relationship status has any other effects on
health or other effects towards ones self. My next article will pertain to that matter.
References
Berge, J. M., Bauer, K. W., MacLehose, R., Eisenberg, M. E., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2014).
Associations between relationship status and day-to-day health behaviors and weight
among diverse young adults. Families, Systems, & Health, 32(1), 67-77.
doi:10.1037/fsh0000002
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