International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021082019092821182118ENDepartment of Medicine and Optometry, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-351 95, Växjö20190904<p><span><strong>Background: </strong><span>Divorce rate reaches up to 50–70%. Indisputably divorce recently became one of the <span>most epidemic factors negatively influencing humans’ health whereas its impact on the involved <span>couples and their children is serious and sometimes fatal. The article presents the results of a research <span>study to analyze the most critical grounds for divorce leading to negative health-related consequences.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Method: </strong><span>This research adopts a cross-sectional study design with a quantitative approach based on <span>the data from 195 surveyed respondents. A structured questionnaire covering multiple constructs was <span>used to collect and analyze the data. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Results: </strong><span>This study found that the most critical causes of the <span>marriage failure are the lack of trust, commitment and communication, sensuality and sexuality (TCS) <span>as they lead to declining of the marginal utility (DMU). These factors not only lead to divorce, but <span>also increase the probability of facing different diseases such as depression, aggression, increasing <span>levels of neuroendocrine, epinephrine and norepinephrine as well as conflict ACTH levels. The <span>regression model shows that communication (C) was the most significant outcome in relation to the<br /><span>MU = 0.45 and <span><em>P </em><span>&lt; 0.0) followed by trust and commitment (TC) (β = 0.34 and <span><em>P </em><span>&lt; 0.0) and then by <span>S (β = 0.23 and <span><em>P </em><span>&lt; 0.0). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Conclusions: </strong><span>The marginal utility (MU) is directly and positively affected<br /><span>by TCS. The study suggests that lack of MU, lack of intimacy, sensual, and sexual components can <span>lead to frustration, annoyance, anxiety and relationship failure.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Keywords: </strong><span><em>Divorce, epinephrine, infidelity, marital sex, neuroendocrine, sexuality</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2118http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2118/717717982