In their research, the Gottman Institute found that after having their first child 67 % of couples
found less satisfaction in their marriages.
Not exact matches
It was much easier to
find meaning and
satisfaction in activities outside of work when we were under a lot
less pressure and worked far fewer hours.
A study in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management
found that people who bring their dogs into the workplace are
less stressed, and that sense of job
satisfaction extends to people who come into contact with the pet.
The study
found that freelancers age 35 and up are actually
less likely than their millennial counterparts to return to full - time employment, and more than half of freelancers in this more veteran age bracket report
satisfaction with their work - life balance.
«Ungreeted» customers expressed
less satisfaction, and employees
found themselves frequently comping purchases to make up for service lapses.
Even if you personally do not change the world, you will
find that doing well with
less helps to make you feel better by giving the
satisfaction that comes from doing your part.»
My final conclusion is that there is real
satisfaction in a philosophy which can bring under a common viewpoint the vast body of secondary but verifiable knowledge of the external world which constitutes science, with its necessarily deterministic and probabilistic interpretations, and the primary but private knowledge which each of us has of his own stream of consciousness, more or
less continually directed toward the
finding of an acceptable course through the difficulties of the external world by means of voluntary actions.
A study by psychologist John Gottman published in 2000 in the Journal of Family Psychology
found that as many as two - thirds of couples experience a significant decline in marriage
satisfaction, including
less - frequent or
less - satisfying sex, more conflict and more emotional distance, after the first baby arrives.
If a child feels confident and satisfied with himself and the world around him, he will be
less likely to
find satisfaction in things.
In the first study evaluating patient - reported cosmetic outcomes in a population - based cohort of older women with breast cancer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers
found that
less radiation was associated with improved cosmetic
satisfaction long - term.
These
findings show that, overall, the
less radiation given, the better for the long - term cosmetic
satisfaction of the patient, say the researchers.
Analysis of data from 72 trials involving nearly 7000 patients
found that patients were significantly
less anxious after surgery (standardised mean difference from the start of the study [SMD]-0.68) and reported significantly more
satisfaction (SMD 1.09) after listening to music.
The study
found that higher levels of materialism are linked to a decreased sense of importance of marriage and
less satisfaction in a marriage.
They
found in 1986 that men who score high on the CHS report
less marital
satisfaction than their peers who do not use humor as much to cope.
Study
found links between too little shuteye and
less sexual
satisfaction, especially around menopause
In a 2008 study, scientists at the Peninsula Medical School in the U.K. assessed the well - being of nearly 10,000 people over the age of 50 and
found that smokers in the group reported lower - than - average levels of pleasure and
less satisfaction with their lives than the nonsmokers.
A study out of University of Toronto that came out in November
found that the key to sexual
satisfaction in committed relationships had
less to do with expecting it to just happen and more to do with admitting it takes time and effort — like a garden that needs to be «watered and nurtured,» as study author Jessica Maxwell explains it.
I'm guilty of comparing myself and wishing I could afford those things, too, but I enjoy the challenge and
satisfaction of
finding similar pieces for
less.
Ortega and Hergovich also discovered, based on 2013 data from the National Academy of Sciences, that marriages
founded on online dating were
less likely to break up within the first year, and that partners who met online reported a higher degree of
satisfaction in their relationships.
Researchers
found that couples who met online were more likely to have higher marital
satisfaction less likely to have marital breakups than relationships that began in face - to - face meetings.
This made older women tested out as «
lesser» of a individual to others via adult dating sites to
find satisfaction.
He is able to communicate with his peers in more appropriate ways, verbalizes his thoughts and needs with
less prompting than before, and is beginning to
find satisfaction in his work.
We
find that parents making requests in high - poverty schools place
less value on student
satisfaction than those in lower - poverty schools.
Among others, Hanus and Fox (2015)
found that students in a gamified course showed
less motivation,
satisfaction, and empowerment over time than those in a non-gamified class.
In a series of valuable reports, including several recently released, ERA
found, for instance, that initial reforms led to the dismissal of thousands of teachers; NOLA teachers today report lower job
satisfaction,
less job security, and
less autonomy; average teacher salaries are lower and there are fewer teachers per pupil; and the teaching force has grown
less black, experienced, and local.
«We
found fairly high
satisfaction with the various aspects of teaching, but
less so with research,» Trower said.
The study
found that teachers with lower
satisfaction were
less likely to report that their job is secure or that their communities treat them as a professional.
They
found that 64 % of those teachers with
less than five years experience expressed a very high level of
satisfaction.
A 2008 Experience Inc. survey
found that 40 percent of recent graduates took a job that offered higher pay, but
less career
satisfaction, in order to help pay off their student loans.
It gives Ken and me great
satisfaction to walk hand - in - hand with many dedicated rescue organizations helping
find homes for the
less fortunate misplaced local pets.
Holiday Extras prides itself on its experience of more than 30 years, and commitment to ensuring customer
satisfaction, which is why if you
find the same deal for
less within 24 hours, you'll get it for free from Holiday Extras.
Simplicity of living means meeting life face - to - face... The objective is not dogmatically to live with
less, but is a more demanding intention of living with balance in order to
find a life of greater purpose, fulfillment, and
satisfaction...
Studies conducted by Rachel and Stephen Kaplan, environmental psychologists at the University of Michigan,
found that employees with views of a natural landscape report greater job
satisfaction,
less stress and fewer illnesses.
Psychologists studying the relationship between how we make choices and our life
satisfaction have
found that those who put the greatest effort into making choices are rewarded with
less happiness.
Legal Week's»Em ployee
Satisfaction Report 2013»
found that while employees are increasingly happy with the quality of work and calibre of clients, lawyers feel
less engaged on a personal level, with «costs not careers taking priority» last year.
Psychologists studying the relationship between how we make choices and our life
satisfaction have
found that those who put the greatest effort into making choices are rewarded with
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The researchers» own «modest empirical study»
found that law students who
found ways to use their top strengths in daily life were
less likely to report depression and more likely to report
satisfaction.
Not only did this save time, but resulted in increased
satisfaction on the part of patients, who
found the new system
less cumbersome to navigate.
One study conducted in 2012 in Hong Kong looked at the marital and sexual
satisfaction of more than a thousand married men and women and
found that a woman is 40 percent
less likely to be satisfied with her marriage if she is better educated than her husband, compared to when they are equally educated.
Psychologist Eli Finkel and others, in a study published in 2013,
found that newlyweds who regularly completed a writing exercise in which they wrote about marital issues from the perspective of a third party experienced
less decline in marital
satisfaction than those who did not complete the exercise.
«We
found that egalitarian couples have
less frequent sex but report happy marriages and have levels of sexual
satisfaction that are comparable to «old - school» husbands and wives,» she says.
Meanwhile, a 2010 study of twenty - three thousand married couples
found that the similarity of spouses accounted for
less than 0.5 percent of spousal
satisfaction.
3 Yet another meta - analysis
found that neuroticism (i.e., the proclivity to experience negative emotions), long - established as the personality trait with the most impact on relationship success, accounted for
less than 5 % of variance in relationship
satisfaction over time.4 All in all, factors beyond the reach of matching algorithms likely account for over 95 % of couples» long - term relationship
satisfaction.
The article's authors
found that people with anxious attachment styles reported higher levels of cell phone conflict than those with
less anxious attachment styles and that phubbing indirectly impacted depression through relationship
satisfaction and, ultimately, life
satisfaction.
However, a new study
finds that people who subscribe to such beliefs may have
less ability to obtain sexual
satisfaction, as well as a reduced likelihood of practicing female - controlled methods of safe sex.
LDR partners are
found to be
less satisfied with their relationships than GCR romantic partners.1 However, both LDR and GCR romantic partners» relationship
satisfaction positively influence how committed they are to their relationships.2 What can contribute to LDR romantic relationship
satisfaction?
The researchers
found that couples whose relationship
satisfaction declined during the first four years of marriage were most often those who had reported
less satisfaction to begin with (Journal of Family Psychology, 2012).
Although parents spent
less time cuddling after sex than couples without kids (it might be harder for busy parents to
find the time), spending more time cuddling after sex was more strongly linked to
satisfaction for couples with kids than those without.
Research
finds ways that young couples experience
less relationship stress, higher
satisfaction.
However, we
found that having sex to avoid disappointing your partner (i.e., for avoidance goals) is actually associated with partners reporting
less desire and
satisfaction.1 In other words, when people simply «give it up» to avoid negative outcomes in their relationships, their partners have
less positive sexual experiences and feel worse about the relationship.