An empirical study of the psychological health of married and unmarried persons

Abstract

The article presents the data of an empirical study aimed at identifying the differences and features of psychological health in people who are married and unmarried. The authors explain psychological health as a necessary psychological state that affects the quality of human life. The results of the study can serve as a theoretical basis in family psychology. The proposed recommendations can be used by practical psychologists in working with people of different marital status. The main methodology of our research was the work of I. V. Dubrovina. She first introduced the concept of “psychological health” in Russian science. E. Kleinenberg, an American sociologist, first introduced the concept of “life solo” describing the lonely life of an individual. In the study, we rely on the concept of “positive loneliness”.

The results of the study revealed that there are differences in psychological health between persons of different marital status, married and unmarried; married men and women have no differences in psychological health; and unmarried men and women have significant differences, but they are few. In general, the married and married have better psychological health than the unmarried and unmarried. Marriage has a positive effect on psychological well-being.

Key words: psychological health, marriage, well-being, loneliness.