Highlights More than 30% of men (Generation Z and Millennials, in particular) reported feeling lonely in 2018 and this number is rising, with estimates as high as 45%. Low income, low education, unmarried, poor health status, and social isolation are known predictors of loneliness for men. Men benefit more from marriage than do women and fare less well than women when single or widowed. A dramatic rise in unmarried, unpartnered men coexists with the rise in male loneliness. H

Highlights Marital status is a predictor of emotional and physical health, with divorced persons at greater risk for depression, anxiety, and poor physical health status. Divorce adjustment may hinge on the clients' social health or wellbeing and, in particular, the presence of perceived social support. Social support is defined as the physical and emotional resources an individual perceives as available and reliable and is thought to buffer the physiological stress response