marriage bonus

marriage bonus

A popular term for health and longevity benefits linked to being married, attributed to better diet, fewer bad habits, lower risk-taking, improved medical care and companionship in married individuals.

marriage bonus

Psychology A popular term for health and longevity benefits linked to being married; the 'bonus' is attributed to better diet, ↓ bad habits, ↓ risk-taking, improved medical care, and companionship in married persons. See Companionship, Extended family, Most significant other, Nuclear family. Cf Social isolation.