@article{697674f4fa1440ebaa8a7fa3620c3a25,
title = "Marriage Trajectories and Health Risk Behaviors Throughout Adulthood Among Urban African Americans",
author = "Green, {Kerry M.} and Doherty, {Elaine E.} and Fothergill, {Kate E.} and Ensminger, {Margaret E.}",
note = "Although previous studies have identified a protective effect of marriage on risky health behaviors, gaps remain in our understanding of how marriage improves health, particularly among African Americans. This study uses longitudinal data to take selection into account and examines whether marital trajectories that incorporate timing, stability, and duration of marriage affect health risk behaviors among a community cohort of urban African Americans followed for 35 years ( N = 1,049).",
year = "2012",
month = jan,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1177/0192513X11432429",
language = "American English",
volume = "33",
journal = "Journal of Family Issues",
}