Spousal Lifespan Correlations

Spousal lifespan correlations were statistically significant and slightly larger than most parent and grandparent correlations. Maximum spouse age at death had an R-squared of 0.0564 in simple regression. The spousal lifespan findings were interpreted as consistent with widow-effect literature, but the study did not directly measure bereavement timing. Spousal correlations may be influenced by widowhood, assortative mating, shared environment, or other confounding factors.