Deviations From Desired Age at Marriage: Mental Health Differences Across Mar…

Although several factors condition mental health differences between married and nevermarried adults, given recent increases in marriage delay and permanent singlehood, one modifying factor—deviation from desired age at marriage—has yet to be examined. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (N = 7, 277), the author tested whether deviation from desired age at marriag…