Don’t drop yibao or turn to alcohol after separating or divorcing

Zero. Simply keep your yibao active and quit drinking. The hard part is resisting the urge to use alcohol as a crutch during this transition period.

Data from 32 longitudinal studies involving over 6.5 million participants, 160,000 deaths, and more than 755,000 divorces across 11 countries confirm that separated or divorced adults have a markedly higher risk of early death compared with married peers. The increase is especially pronounced for men and younger individuals. Four possible mechanisms are discussed: selection bias (healthier or better‑off people may be less likely to divorce), loss of financial and insurance support, deterioration of health‑related habits such as smoking and drinking, and chronic psychological stress from ongoing tension.

Sbarra DA, et al. (2011). Divorce and Death: A Meta-Analysis and Research Agenda for Clinical, Social, and Health Psychology. Perspectives on Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691611414724

The original text only says "clearly higher" and gives the group comparisons. It does not give a multiple that can be quoted, so no specific figure is written here. The size of the benefit is set at medium, on the rule "the direction is known, and there is no drop large enough to fit a threshold." Property, debts, and betrothal gifts at divorce are in section 8 and section 10. The arrangement for raising a child is in section 10, item 23 (the divorce agreement writes the child support and the visits clearly).