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| http://www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2009/marriage.aspx, Free
Kent's 20-minute webcast interview with Linda Waite on the feects that marriage and social relationships have on health. |
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| http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asoca/jhsb/2009/00000050/00000003/art00007
Both the divorced and widowed who do not remarry show worse health than the currently married on all dimensions. Dimensions of health that seem to develop slowly show strong effects of past marital disruption, whereas others seem more sensitive to current marital status. |
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| http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asoca/jhsb/2008/00000049/00000003/art00001
The authors find that the old bromide that married people are healthier than unmarried people still tends to be true for women, and that divorced and separated women are particularly susceptible. But the health gap between married and unmarried men is closing. |
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| http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/66B/3/341.abstract
Noël-Miller found that older people are less likely to receive caregiving support from a co-habiting partner than from a marital partner, but that when they do receive such care, the level of effort is about the same. |
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| http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePA.volumes&jcode=pag
Pinquart and Sörensen compile results from 168 other studies, finding that spouse caregivers report more depression symptoms, greater financial and physical burden, and less psychological well-being, with greater distress among spouses explained mostly by higher levels of care provision. |
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| 2003
http://www.amazon.com/Survive-Your-Husbands-Midlife-Crisis/dp/B000JMK8UG/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282075502&sr=1-5
Courter and Gaudette offer stories, advice, resources, and a bit of humor. |
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| Pew Research Center, September 25, 2008
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/967/gender-power
Morin and Cohn's report shows that in married couples women tend to make more of the decisions, including financial ones. |
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| http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asoca/jhsb/2009/00000050/00000004/art00006
Russell's study reveals that older people living with a spouse are less lonely than those living with children or extended family, and that this difference is magnified for elders with disabilities. |
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| Contemporary Booms, 2002, out of print
http://www.amazon.com/Better-Worse-But-Not-Lunch-Retirement/dp/0809297205/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275089041&sr=1-19#_
Something of a classic on the psychological issues married couples have to deal with in retirement. |
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| Vanarelli explains and promotes the concept of elder mediation. |
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| Jossey-Bass, 2001, $24.95
http://www.amazon.com/Empty-Nesting-Reinventing-Marriage-Leave/dp/0787960411/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276261853&sr=1-7
The authors focus specifically on the effects of empty nest syndrome on the marriage. |
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| http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/3/231
This article presents an analysis of qualitative data from an exploratory study involving 20 married couples residing in assisted living facilities. Analysis considers couples' pathways and responses to assisted living. |
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| http://marriage.about.com/cs/midlife/a/emptynest.htm, Free
The Stritofs cover the main issues in a summary sort of way, and also provide some links to related issues. |
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| Lincoln Street Press, 2011
http://www.amazon.com/Couples-Retirement-Puzzle-Conversations-Transitioning/dp/1936498073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302879241&sr=8-1
A user-friendly guide offering couples a foundation for effective communication along with 10 important conversations including if, when and how to retire, to help them craft a shared vision for their second half of life together. |
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| http://www.aiflp.org/pdfs/IntegrativeAdviserNo0303.pdf, Free
The authors highlight ten retirement issues and the unique ways in which being part of a couple affects how these issues are handled. |