According to Gerstel and Sarkisian, isolation and domestic violence tend to increase for married women, whilst bad marriages result in higher levels of stress, suicide, hypertension and cancer in women.
According to Gerstel and Sarkisian, domestic violence, isolation, and housework tend to increase for women who sign marriage contracts. Bad marriages, according to Gerstel and Sarkisian, result in higher levels of stress, suicide, hypertension, cancer, and slower wound healing in women.