News tagged with married
Opposites attract -- how genetics influences humans to choose their mates
New light has been thrown on how humans choose their partners, a scientist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today. Professor Maria da Graça Bicalho, head of the Immunogenetics and ...
May 25, 2009 |
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Why you may lose that loving feeling after tying the knot
Dating couples whose dreams include marriage would do well to step back and reflect upon the type of support they'll need from their partners when they cross the threshold, a new Northwestern University study suggests.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Why married men tend to behave better
Researchers have long argued that marriage generally reduces illegal and aggressive behaviors in men. It remained unclear, however, if that association was a function of matrimony itself or whether less "antisocial" men were ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 06, 2010 |
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The benefits of marriage
Marriage can potentially help reduce crime by enabling people to develop greater self-control, according to a new study examining changes in marital status, self-control and marijuana use between late adolescence ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Can't buy me love: Study shows materialistic couples have more money and more problems
New research to be published Oct. 13 confirms The Beatles' lyrical hypothesis and finds that "the kind of thing that money just can't buy" is a happy and stable marriage.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Cohabiting parents struggle with nonstandard work schedules
Irregular work schedules appear harmful to the well-being of cohabiting parents, a growing segment of the U.S. population, a study by Michigan State University researchers finds.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Study finds few well-being advantages to marriage over cohabitation
A new study, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family reveals that married couples experience few advantages for psychological well-being, health, or social ties compared to unmarried couples who live together. While ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Family stability may be more crucial than two parents for child success
The advantage that children get from living in two-parent families may actually be due to family stability more than the fact that their parents are married. A new study finds that children who who are born and grow up in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Couples who say 'we' do better at resolving conflicts
People often complain about those seemingly smug married couples who constantly refer to themselves as "we." But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that spouses who use "we-ness" language are ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Spouses do not grow more alike, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, married couples do not become more similar over time, according to a team of researchers led by Michigan State University.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Couples sometimes communicate no better than strangers, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Married people may think they communicate well with their partners, but psychologists have found that they don’t always convey messages to their loved ones as well as they think -- and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Stresses of unemployed spouse can hurt job performance of other spouse, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ignoring the stresses of an unemployed spouse's job search does not bode well for the employed spouse's job productivity or home life, says a University of Colorado Boulder professor.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Anger in spats is more about marital climate than heat of the moment, study shows
How good are married couples at recognizing each other's emotions during conflicts? In general, pretty good, according to a study by a Baylor University researcher. But if your partner is angry, that might tell more about ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 21, 2012 |
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Study identifies increasing 'marriage migration' to Sweden
(PhysOrg.com) -- An upsurge in marriages between older Swedish men and young, underprivileged foreign women raises serious questions about gender equality, according to a new report.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Study links a couple's numeracy skills with greater family wealth
Couples who score well on a simple test of numeracy ability accumulate more wealth by middle age than couples who score poorly on such a test, according to a new study of married couples in the United States.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 10, 2010 |
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