Kefeng Li and other scientists analyzed individual data from 106,556 participants from 7 countries (USA, UK, Mexico, Ireland, South Korea, China and Indonesia). They wanted to find out what the risk of depression was between married and unmarried people over a period of 4 to 18 years for a subgroup of 20,865 people.
Being single was found to be associated with a 79% increased likelihood of developing depression compared to those who were married.
People who were divorced or separated had a 99% higher risk of developing depressive symptoms; Those who were widowed had a 64% higher risk than those who were married. However, single participants from Western countries (including the US, UK and Ireland) were more likely to experience depression than people from Eastern countries (including South Korea, China and Indonesia).
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Source: Ferra
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