Many empirical studies throughout the social and biomedical sciences focus only on very
narrow outcomes such as income, or a single specific disease state, or a measure of positive …

Women's empowerment has a great influence on health, nutrition, education, and the overall
well-being of societies as well as of the children and households. This study investigates the …

Research highlights that romantic relationships of young people are not all 'puppy love'but
can be also abusive. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a gendered phenomenon as it …

Power equality or inequality is one of the most fundamental attributes of any interpersonal
relationship. In this review of interpersonal approaches to power, a definition of …

The central concept of social exchange theories is that interpersonal interactions are guided
by weighing costs and rewards. We make relational decisions based on perceptions of costs …

Recent studies have suggested that incarceration dramatically increases the odds of
divorce, but we know little about the mechanisms that explain the association. This study …

The rising population of stay‐at‐home fathers is driven by economic conditions, human
capital, and changing gender ideology. When unemployment rates increase, women …

BACKGROUND Despite widespread attention paid to the negative correlation between
female education and divorce, we lack an explanation for it. In this study we use social …

In India divorce and separation are perceived to be relatively rare events. While quantitative
data are lacking, there is a rich multi-disciplinary literature on various aspects of marital …

Background Globally, divorce is a common phenomenon in couples' marital life. As a result,
many divorced couples and their children face several social, economic, and health …