Study: Divorce has a negative impact on physical and mental health
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 03-12-2020
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An increasing number of divorces this holiday season may be more than unfortunate byproduct of the pandemic. A new study that's the first of its kind found divorce may impact people's physical and mental health as well. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, surveyed 1,900 divorcees in Denmark. The participants filled out questionnaires on the nature of their divorce, their background, and their health. Overall, the results found the quality of life for people immediately after their divorce was worse than the average Danish population.
"The mental and physical health of divorcees was significantly worse than the comparative background population immediately following divorce," Dr. Søren Sander, a professor at the University of Copenhagen, said in a press release. Divorcees had more trouble physically functioning, reported more bodily pain, and had worse overall physical health. The questionnaire measured overall physical health, mental health, social functioning (ability to interact with others), and vitality (or general energy level).