News tagged with relationship quality

Relationships more important than genetic ties when deciding who cares for aging family, study finds

America's elderly population will nearly double by 2050, according to a Pew Research report. As baby boomers enter retirement, concern exists as to who will care for them as they age. Traditionally, children have accepted ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

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created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Australian study says people marrying less

Researchers from UQ's Institute for Social Science Research have found that marriage no longer enjoys the privileged status it once did.

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created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shyness negatively affects marital quality

Los Angeles, CA (May 18, 2010) Shyness can influence the quality of an ongoing relationship - even one as important as marriage - according to a study in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (published by SAGE).

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Why do sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after abstinence?

An Indiana University School of Medicine study provides a better understanding of why sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after periods of abstinence, information key to dealing with sexually transmitted diseases ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Seven-year itch? Boredom can hurt a marriage

(PhysOrg.com) -- Boredom, not only conflicts, causes couples to lose interest in their marriage, new findings indicate.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0