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Separation increases the risk of an early death by nearly 50%: Divorcees are more likely to take up smoking and no longer exercise, study finds
- Divorcees often take up these habits due to them having poor life satisfaction
- Separation may cause unhealthy habits due to people losing a nagging spouse
- Researchers suggest health interventions for people going through a separation
- They add the wellbeing of widowed and remarried people should be assessed
- Up to 50% of married couples in the US, and 42% in the UK, divorce
Divorcees are 47 percent more likely to die prematurely, new research suggests.
Separating from a spouse increases people's risk of passing away early due to them being more likely to take up smoking and no longer exercising, a study found.
They are thought to adopt these habits as a result of them having less life satisfaction, the research adds.
Previous research suggests people are more likely to die young after getting divorced due to them no longer having a spouse who nags them to lead healthy lifestyles.
Lead author Kyle Bourassa, from the University of Arizona, said: 'If you imagine a husband or wife who doesn't smoke and their partner does, one might try to influence the other's behaviour.