Does marriage cause health problems with the couples?

Annotated Bibliography

Dimkpa, I.D., & Wilcox, A.L. (2010). Married Couples' Perceptions of Family Stress. Journal of Asian Social Science. Vol. 6. Pp.1-5

This article has been published in the year 2010. It provides the perception of married couple towards the marital stress. This study has highlighted that the stress can be constructive and destructive. It is considered positive in the way that it brings harmony and if post marital life goes well then the positive stress does not impact the relation in the negative way. However, if the couples do not manage the life after marriage in a proper way it debilitates the bond between the partners. For instance, the marriage requires the compromises and sense of responsibility as the partners are not concerned with their individual well being but they require to take care of the entire family. It requires certain restrictions such as avoiding the extra marital affairs and require being loyal and sincere with the partners.

Dreyfus, E.A. (2009). Stress Coping: Understanding Stress so You Can Cope. Journal of Health Psychology.

This paper was published in 2009 by Journal of Health Psychology according to which the critical sources of stress are marriage, work, and family concerns. The marital strains are usually the prime cause of stress build up amongst the couples which can take the severe forms in terms of impacting the mental and physical health of life partners.

George, K.L. (2010). The Health Promoting Effects of Social Bonds. Retrieved from < http://www.cossa.org/caht-bssr/linda%20george.pdf >

This research paper has been published in 2010 in which the researcher has explored the health promoting impacts of social bonds. The paper explained that there is a strong connection between the social bonds especially the bond between the couples and the promotion of physical health, mental health, and longevity. However, the researcher has also indicated some evidences of the poor quality relationship and interactions between the life partners which lead towards harming their physical as well as mental health.

Hammed, A. (2008). The Interactive Affect of Stress, Social, and Work Family Conflict in Nigerian Women's Mental Health. European Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 7. Pp. 53-65.

This paper has been published by Journal of Social Sciences in the year 2008. This paper has explained the connection between the stress, social support, and family conflict over the psychological or mental health of women. It has been identified that the post marital ...