Marriage

"Marriage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals are joined together.

Descriptor ID	D008393
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.315.500.500 I01.240.361.500.500 I01.880.853.150.423.500.500 N01.224.361.500.500 N01.824.308.500.500
Concept/Terms	Marriage Marriage Marriages Commonlaw Marriage Commonlaw Marriage Commonlaw Marriages Marriage, Commonlaw Marriages, Commonlaw Consensual Union Consensual Union Consensual Unions Union, Consensual Unions, Consensual Consummation of Marriage Consummation of Marriage Marriage Consummation Marriage Consummations Dowry Dowry Dowries Husband-Wife Comparisons Husband-Wife Comparisons Comparison, Husband-Wife Comparisons, Husband-Wife Husband Wife Comparisons Husband-Wife Comparison Intermarriage Intermarriage Intermarriages Marital Relationship Marital Relationship Marital Relationships Relationship, Marital Relationships, Marital Same-Sex Marriage Same-Sex Marriage Marriage, Same-Sex Marriages, Same-Sex Same Sex Marriage Same-Sex Marriages Marriage Duration Marriage Duration Duration, Marriage Marriage Patterns Marriage Patterns Marriage Pattern Marriage Postponement Marriage Postponement Marriage Postponements Postponement, Marriage Postponements, Marriage Mate Selection Mate Selection Mate Selections Selection, Mate Selections, Mate Multiple Marriages Multiple Marriages Marriages, Multiple Nuptiality Nuptiality Polygamy Polygamy Polygyny Polygyny Remarriage Remarriage Remarriages Arranged Marriage Arranged Marriage Arranged Marriages Marriage, Arranged Marriages, Arranged Marriage Age Marriage Age Age, Marriage Ages, Marriage Marriage Ages

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Marriage".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Family Characteristics [F01.829.263.315]
Marital Status [F01.829.263.315.500]
Marriage [F01.829.263.315.500.500]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Family Characteristics [I01.240.361]
Marital Status [I01.240.361.500]
Marriage [I01.240.361.500.500]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Family Characteristics [I01.880.853.150.423]
Marital Status [I01.880.853.150.423.500]
Marriage [I01.880.853.150.423.500.500]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Family Characteristics [N01.224.361]
Marital Status [N01.224.361.500]
Marriage [N01.224.361.500.500]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Family Characteristics [N01.824.308]
Marital Status [N01.824.308.500]
Marriage [N01.824.308.500.500]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Marriage" by people in this website by year, and whether "Marriage" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 20 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2009 and 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	3	0	3
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	2	3
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	0	2	2
2024	0	1	1
2026	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Marriage" by people in Profiles.

Shrestha M, Heylen E, Sigdel K, Dhimal M, Nepal P, Pant P, Jha RK, Rimal R, Khatri R, Joshi S, Sharma S, Shrestha S, Poudel S, Mainali S, Sapkota S, Acharya B. A multi-component family intervention to lower depression and address intimate partner violence (MILAP) among young married women in Nepal: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2026 Feb 12; 27(1).

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Thomas KL, Vujanovic AA, Zvolensky MJ, Smit T, Buckner JD. The role of relationship impairment on the link between posttraumatic stress severity and heavy episodic drinking varies by sex. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 May; 184:209889.

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Mernitz S, Hsu J, Pollitt A. Timing of a First Romantic Union Among Sexual Minority Young Adults. Demography. 2024 06 01; 61(3):879-899.

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Pollitt AM, Donnelly R, Mernitz SE, Umberson D. Differences in how spouses influence each other's alcohol use in same- and different-sex marriages: A daily diary study. Soc Sci Med. 2020 11; 264:113398.

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Eze-Ajoku E, Fakeye O, Atanda A, Sosina OA. Economic Empowerment and Tolerance of Domestic Violence Among Married Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Interpers Violence. 2022 Mar; 37(5-6):NP2719-NP2746.

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Moeini B, Merghati Khoei E, Barati M, Soltanian A, Sharma M, Khadivi R, Ghaleiha A, Nahar VK, Bagherikholenjani F. Randomized controlled trial protocol to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention using information, motivation and behavioral skills model on sexual satisfaction of new couples in Iran. Reprod Health. 2019 Nov 15; 16(1):168.

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Yahirun JJ, Park SS, Seltzer JA. Step-grandparenthood in the United States. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2018 08 14; 73(6):1055-1065.

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Umberson D, Donnelly R, Pollitt AM. Marriage, Social Control, and Health Behavior: A Dyadic Analysis of Same-sex and Different-sex Couples. J Health Soc Behav. 2018 09; 59(3):429-446.

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Alimohammadian M, Majidi A, Yaseri M, Ahmadi B, Islami F, Derakhshan M, Delavari A, Amani M, Feyz-Sani A, Poustchi H, Pourshams A, Sadjadi AM, Khoshnia M, Qaravi S, Abnet CC, Dawsey S, Brennan P, Kamangar F, Boffetta P, Sadjadi A, Malekzadeh R. Multimorbidity as an important issue among women: results of a gender difference investigation in a large population-based cross-sectional study in West Asia. BMJ Open. 2017 05 09; 7(5):e013548.

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Sastre F, Sheehan DM, Gonzalez A. Dating, marriage, and parenthood for HIV-positive heterosexual Puerto Rican men: normalizing perspectives on everyday life with HIV. Am J Mens Health. 2015 Mar; 9(2):139-49.

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