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Accidents, assaults, and marital status

Y B Cheung1

  • 1Institute for Human Services Research, Hong Kong, PR China.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|October 23, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Marriage may reduce the risk of accidents and assaults in young women. This study found that being married, and not experiencing marital dissolution, is linked to fewer non-fatal injuries and assaults.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Social relationships, particularly marriage, are hypothesized to influence health behaviors and outcomes.
  • Previous research suggests social integration may deter risky behaviors, but specific impacts on non-fatal injuries and assaults require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between marital status and the incidence of non-fatal accidents and assaults among young British women.
  • To determine if marriage or marital dissolution affects the risk of experiencing non-fatal injuries or assaults.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from a large British cohort study (1958 birth cohort).
  • Employed negative binomial regression to calculate rate ratios for accidents and assaults.
  • Adjusted analyses for socio-economic factors and behavioral confounders.

Main Results:

  • The study rejected the null hypothesis, finding a significant association between marital status and non-fatal accidents and assaults.
  • Increased exposure to marriage was associated with a reduced risk of these incidents.
  • Marital dissolution was linked to a higher incidence of non-fatal accidents and assaults.

Conclusions:

  • Marital status is an independent predictor of non-fatal accidents and assaults in young women.
  • Promoting stable marital relationships may be a strategy for reducing injury and assault risk.
  • Further research should explore the mechanisms of social control and support within marriage that influence these outcomes.

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