Mixed feelings about marriage
Despite recent reports on the decline of marriage as an institution, it is simplistic to suggest that society, a particular generation or even one individual displays an anti-marriage attitude. New research shows that people will express both very optimistic and very cynical views, depending on the specific question they are being asked about... view more... (1999-03-12)
No Job Could Mean No Wife
Not having a job can seriously affect a man’s chances of getting a wife, according to new research from the University of Ulster. Professor Vani Borooah, from the School of Economics and Politics, analysed the link between the likelihood of a man being unemployed and his marital status, using government data on family income. The findings... view more... (2002-08-13)
Living Apart Together
Traditionally, marriage has been the dominant social institution for couples. Some decades ago a new institution appeared in the western world: non-martial cohabitation. Today, yet another form has developed. Four percent of the Swedish population chooses to be together, forming a unit, but living in separate households. The phenomen is described... view more... (2000-10-11)
Cohabiting better for men's mental health; marriage better for women's
Serial relationships are good for men's mental health, but bad for women's, suggest the results of national survey in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And cohabiting is better for men's mental health, but marriage is better for women's, the data show. The researchers base their findings on the responses to a validated mental... view more... (2003-12-18)
Teenage pregnancies are influenced by family structure BMJ Volume 324, p 51
Without better marriage education and support in the United Kingdom, teenage pregnancy rates are likely to remain high even with increasing availability of contraceptives, suggests a letter in this week's BMJ. Trevor Stammers of St George's Hospital Medical School in London reports that young people aged 14-17 who live in a two parent family are... view more... (2002-01-02)
Wife Influences Husband's Marijuana Use During First Year of Marriage
While it's the husband among newlywed couples who has more influence on whether the couple engages in heavy drinking, it's the wife who appears to be in the driver's seat when it comes to determining her husband's marijuana use, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). view more (2005-07-21)
Health and marriage: The times they are a changin'
The health of people who never marry is improving, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts, according to new research that suggests the practice of encouraging marriage to promote health may be misguided. view more (2008-08-11)
Research Shows That Male Smokers Who Want a Long Life Should Get Married
New research by economists at the University of Warwick reveals that men who smoke but who want a long life should marry without delay as marriage reduces the risk of death by even more than the act of smoking increases the risk of dying. University of Warwick researchers Professor Andrew Oswald and Dr Jonathan Gardner examined the data from the... view more... (2002-08-15)
Research reveals married women diet much more than single women
A post-graduate economics researcher at the University of Warwick has surprisingly found that married women are much more likely to be on a diet than their single counter-parts - a result that totally contradicts current economic theories on dieting. University of Warwick economics post-graduate Matthew Bending found that 41.5% of married women... view more... (2004-07-19)
Research Says Your Happiness Makes Your Partner Happy - But Only if You Are Married
New research by University of Warwick researcher Nick Powdthavee reveals that a married man or woman is significantly more satisfied with their life when their partner is satisfied with life. But he has also found almost no evidence of the same affect among couples that prefer cohabitation to marriage. view more (2005-03-18)
New research shows children take a toll on marital bliss
What married couples have suspected for years is now proven by researchers at the University of Denver (DU) and Texas A&M - children can add problems and stress to a marriage. view more (2009-04-09)
Psychologists find pursuit of happiness not a straight path
Achievable, yes, says a Michigan State University psychologist. But after analyzing years of data tracking people through their lives of joys and sorrows, scientists conclude that major changes in life circumstances - like marriage, divorce, or debilitating illness - can indeed have long-term impact on happiness levels. view more (2007-03-12)
Is Empty Nest Best? Changes in Marital Satisfaction in Late Middle Age
The phrase "empty nest" can conjure up images of sad and lonely parents sitting at home, twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their children to call or visit. view more (2008-12-03)
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. view more (2009-04-22)
Research Supports Abstinence as Healthy Goal for Teenagers but Critiques
While few Americans remain abstinent until marriage and most initiate sexual intercourse as adolescents, abstinence from sexual intercourse is an important behavioral strategy for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unintended pregnancy among adolescents. view more (2006-01-06)
Adolescent Risk-Taking Has Major Consequences When It Comes To Marriage
A national study of data collected over 12 years finds that delinquent teens marry earlier than their peers, while substance-abusing teens -- especially girls who abuse marijuana -- marry later than peers, if at all. view more (2009-04-23)
Couples who cohabit before engagement are more likely to struggle
University of Denver (DU) researchers find that couples who live together before they are engaged have a higher chance of getting divorced than those who wait until they are married to live together, or at least wait until they are engaged. view more (2009-07-14)
University of Virginia Study Finds Commitment to Marriage, Emotional Engagement Key to Wives' Happiness
A study by University of Virginia sociologists W. Bradford Wilcox and Steven L. Nock finds that the single most important factor in women's marital happiness is the level of their husbands' emotional engagement - not money, the division of household chores or other factors. view more (2006-03-02)
Family property law: a need for reform?
Dividing finances after a relationship breakdown can be a source of bitter legal wrangles, especially in England and Wales where even married couples have separate property rights. However, a landmark study is now trying to establish whether an alternative system for asset redistribution after a couple break up could work in this country. view more (2004-08-25)
Mixed Marriages in NI more acceptable, more popular, University of Ulster Survey finds
Mixed marriages between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland are becoming more acceptable - and more popular, according to new research from the University of Ulster. The findings of the survey, part of the Life and Times series, were presented at an international workshop in Belfast this week organised by INCORE and the Institute for... view more... (2001-11-30)
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