Why Do Romantic Relationships Affect Physical Activity? An Analysis of the Time Use of Couples and Singles Over a 3-Day Period.

Background: Several studies have found that individuals with a partner were less physically active than those without. To better understand the reasons for this association, we examine whether the existence of a relationship or the current presence of a partner influences physical activity (PA).

Methods: We use data from the most recent German Time Use Survey 2012/13 to examine leisure-time PA.

[Material Deprivation and Subjective Health: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (2001-2015)].

Background: Although the negative relationship between poverty and health is well-documented, it is still unclear whether it can be explained by social causation or by indirect or direct selection. Moreover, most studies measure poverty by income, which is only weakly correlated with the actual material living conditions. This study is the first to examine for Germany whether material deprivation still influences subjective health after accounting for indirect selection METHODS: The analysis is based on the data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) 2001-2015.

Relationship status and health: Does the use of different relationship indicators matter?

Studies that analyse the association between relationship status and health usually disregard non-marital relationships. The present study examines if the use of different relationship indicators leads to different associations between relationship status and physical and mental health. The database used for this analysis is the Survey of Health and Ageing in Europe, a large population-based survey of Europeans aged 50 and over and their cohabitants.

The impacts of marriage, cohabitation and dating relationships on weekly self-reported physical activity in Germany: a 19-year longitudinal study.

Despite the increasing number of non-marital romantic relationships in developed countries, little is known about their effects on health-related behaviors. This paper examined the impact of relationship status (single, dating, cohabiting or married) on physical activity. Three possible mechanisms underlying this association were discussed: social control and support by the partner, time restrictions and the release from the marriage market.