JAKARTA - A study reveals the phenomenon of divorce that occurs in older adults. The study, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, reveals that men tend to sue for divorce if their wives are sick.
The results of the study were obtained using data for 18 years, from 2004 to 2022. There were 25,542 European heterosexual couples aged 50 to 64 years who were analyzed.
The study showed that when the wife fell ill or experienced physical limitations, the divorce rate of a married couple began to increase. However, the risk of divorce does not increase if the husband is sick.
"On the other hand, the risk of divorce does not change significantly when a man experiences poor health or activity limitations compared to a partner with good health," said the study author, quoted from SCMP, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
American psychologist Mark way, argues that the results of this study are largely due to gender roles that have been formed for decades. Early on, women have assumed an unfair responsibility at home and are expected to have full domestic skills.
"Deeply hope that a wife will always ensure that the household runs smoothly so deeply that any deviation from this role can be felt like or considered legitimate, as a rift in the marriage bond," he said.
Meanwhile, this is not the first study to suggest that marriage is more likely to end when a wife is seriously ill than when her husband is sick.
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