The state of being marriage constitute a risk factor for some conditions while the cultural and economic circumstances that lead to hjgh divorce rates might form a social determinant of mental health?

Answer 1

The cultural and economic factors are some of the leading reasons for divorce. But I see that these issues are a result of a more important reason, that the parties in a marriage did not communicate before the marriage about their goals, their motive, and the nitty gritty of managing the money. I further feel that the reason these issues are not discussed is because the couple aren't aware of their own motives, don't have clear goals, and think that the money will take care of itself.

Before you enter into a partnership in business, you usually choose a partner with the same goals for that business and hopefully a business plan is agreed on. I know that it isn't always true, but it can certainly be a good start to sustain the business. The plan must also be flexible as a business grows and things change, as things always do.

Even if there is no plan or mutual goals and the marriage becomes rocky, it's never too late to address these issues and put the plan in place, adjust goals to be mutually acceptable, and organize the finances. Too often a couple believes that a marriage is about romance and love; that is really nice but it is also a merger of all the other things that life consists of. Too often a couple finds the romance gone and find no reason to go on without ever having assessed what the underlying problems are.

Love and romance wax and wane over the years, but if there is a plan in place, then you can enjoy the waxing and survive the waning.

None of this is of much use for couples who enter marriage with nothing but assumptions about their partner and not aware of what the partners assumptions about marriage are. Not much can be done unless this couple was very lucky and finds that they do have mutual goals and plans by chance.

With these types of marriages and others, when problems arise, the individuals must be willing to look at what the actual problems are instead of assuming, blaming, or giving up.