Trusting the intelligence and sophistication of readers, she does not write a «how to» book, but rather presents case
studies of good marriages, noting the commonalities and differences.
Not exact matches
According to a
study done at the University
of Utah in 2015, the
best time to get married in order to have a long, successful
marriage is between the ages
of 28 and 32.
As for
marriage,
study after
study has shown over the years that from the point
of view
of the child it is the
best and most stable basis for the family.
Readers
of Al - Jumuah deal pretty ordinarily with the ordinary vexations
of family life in America: How to stay connected with your kids, how to raise
good kids who know the value
of study and hard work, how to improve a
marriage, all these from a Muslim perspective are explored, more or less in the same way they are examined in a Christian family magazine.
In fact, one
study found that half
of the newlywed women surveyed said they expected infidelity would be part
of their
marriage while other
studies found that a
good percentage
of newlyweds under the age
of 35 have already had affairs.
But not for Millennials; 52 percent say being a
good parent is «one
of the most important things» in life while a mere 30 percent say the same about having a successful
marriage, according to a recent Pew
study.
If you're divorced, you know all too
well about the numerous
studies of how divorce impacts kids; what we rarely hear about is how children impact their parents»
marriage.
Perhaps they should — a
study by the University
of Virginia's National
Marriage Project indicates that generosity — «the virtue
of giving
good things to one's spouse freely and abundantly» — greatly contributes to marital happiness.
The Gottmans have
studied both the «masters and disasters»
of marriage (as the absence
of what makes for a
good relationship... more
What is really remarkable about the combined findings
of the 18
studies is that the designs were biased in favor
of making
marriage look
good.
A recent
study, published in the April 2015 issue
of the Journal
of Marriage and Family, suggests that kids» academic and emotional
well - being is not necessarily contingent on the amount
of time they spend with their mothers.
In a 2013 PLOS One
study, Laureys and his Liège colleagues compared NDEs with other memories
of intense real - life events, such as
marriages and births, as
well as with memories
of dreams and imaginary thoughts.
Since some
of the newlyweds in the
study had been together for as many as seven years, Rogge speculated that the movie method would be helpful for long - term
marriages as
well.
«
Studies show that people feel
better and more connected to their partner when they hug or touch frequently,» Terri Orbuch, PhD, a relationship expert and author
of 5 Simple Steps to Take Your
Marriage from
Good to Great, told Health in an email.
The majority
of the singles in this
study have already experienced
marriage or some form
of long - term commitment, so they know all too
well how forgetting to be kind can destroy a relationship.
A recent
study by Harvard and Chicago universities also found that
marriages beginning via online dating were both more satisfying and less likely to end in divorce.1 You can, therefore, be sure that by using our Christian dating platform you're giving yourself the
best chance
of relationship success.
For a long time I have been
studying the psychological compatibility
of couples and virtual interaction, examined the effectiveness
of the registration on the leading international dating sites, worked in the private matchmaking and dating coaching field, as
well as worked at local
marriage agencies in Poltava.
A huge Christian / Church focused community with thousands
of active members searching for friends, bible -
study partners, as
well as
marriage.
OPW — Aug 11 — A
study published by Australia's Melbourne Institute
of Economic and Social Research analysed the marital instability
of 2,482 couples over six years, and the results have determined that despite the famous saying «opposites attract», they found that couples with similar qualities stand a
better chance
of having a stable
marriage.
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They point to
study after
study showing that Americans with college degrees do significantly
better on a wide range
of indicators: income,
marriage, health, happiness, you name it.
Well worth a government
study... maybe society could avoid an awful lot
of wiped - out savings & broken
marriages?]
In a
study of 168 couples across 14 years
of marriage, University
of Texas professor Ted Huston found that this element was the very
best predictor
of relationship quality.
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.
According to Ted Huston, the
study's lead investigator, «The more boring and deliberate the courtship, the
better the prospects for a long
marriage... People who had very intense, Hollywood - type romances at the beginning were likely to have a big drop - off later on, and this often changed their view
of the other's character».
This
study didn't investigate the parent's perception
of children values as
well thus the result can't describe the specific psychological dynamics
of marriage couple about their number
of children.
While many women suffer a decline in their standard
of living after a divorce, some
studies suggest that women who are employed during the
marriage fare
better after a divorce than mothers who stay at home.
I am an instructor at the University
of Minnesota Department
of Family Social Science as
well as an Assistant Professor at St. Mary's University
of Minnesota Graduate
Studies program in
Marriage & Family Therapy and Addiction
Studies.
Based on the findings
of this
study, therefore, except in the minority
of high - conflict
marriages it is
better for the children if their parents stay together and work out their problems than if they divorce.6 [Sources]
This
study, published in the «Journal
of Marriage and Family» in 2010, found that negative relationships between parents as
well as divorce were both associated with negativity in mother - child relationships.
The present
study hypothesized that a
marriage of good quality will buffer the negative impact
of poor vision (assessed both subjectively and objectively) on quality
of life among older adults.
That
study was replicated by Hawkins, Willoughby and Doherty (2012) who found similar levels
of belief that the
marriage could be saved (26 %) as
well as interest in reconciliation services (33 %).
Most central to the
study's goals was the test
of the moderating role
of a
good marriage in the link from vision to quality
of life.
In Beyond The Myth
of Marital Happiness, professor
of Education and Psychological
Studies at the University
of Miami Dr. Blaine J. Fowers wrote, «The
best marriages are partnerships in which spouses are devoted to creating a shared life that is larger than the emotional payoff
of marriage.»
Before any
of these
studies were conducted, we predicted that couples who cohabited only after engagement (or
marriage) would, on average, do
better in
marriage than those who began to cohabit prior to having such clear, mutual plans to marry.
Although previous
studies have examined the buffering role
of support from friends and family in the link between visual impairment and
well - being in elders (e.g., McIlvane & Reinhardt, 2001), no
study could be located that had examined the capacity
of a
good marriage to play such a mitigating role.
Future research may gain further by assessing even more specific aspects
of visual function objectively (e.g., impairment in depth perception, extreme contrast or brightness sensitivity in addition to visual acuity as assessed in NSHAP) and subjectively (e.g., self - reported trouble with reading newspaper print and recognizing people at a small distance in addition to the global assessment
of one's vision as assessed in NSHAP) in the
study of the effects
of vision on quality
of life and the capacity
of a
good marriage to alter these effects.
Several
studies accordingly have confirmed that a
better quality
marriage can mitigate the negative impact
of late life stressors on quality
of life (Bookwala & Franks, 2005; Choi & Marks, 2006; Tower & Kasl, 1995; Tower, Kasl, & Moritz, 1997).
Specifically, they
studied how our cognitive and emotional
well - being change over time in response to four important life events:
marriage, divorce, bereavement, and the birth
of a child.1
In fact, according to a June 1997
study published in the «Journal
of Marriage and the Family,» researchers found that wives» communication skills were
good predictors
of husbands» overall satisfaction.
The
well - known 1960 Blood and Wolfe
study on
marriage concluded that «the roles
of men and women have changed so much that husbands and wives are potential equals with the balances
of power tipped sometimes one way, and sometimes the other» (p. 88).
«Based on this
study, we can't say for sure that
marriage will be a
good thing for the children
of single mothers — particularly if that
marriage is unhealthy and does not last,» she said.
Adam has a Masters
of Arts in Counseling and Psychotherapy, a Certificate in Addiction
Studies, and is a Licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist as
well as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
She previously directed the Supporting Healthy
Marriage project, a federally funded evaluation
of interventions aimed at improving child
well - being by strengthening the relationships
of married couples; the Next Generation project, a collaborative, multidisciplinary initiative to
study welfare - reform programs» impacts on the
well - being
of children and families; and the evaluations
of the Minnesota Family Investment Program and the Parents» Fair Share demonstration.
Based on the findings
of this
study, therefore, except in the minority
of high - conflict
marriages it is
better for the children if their parents stay together and work out their problems than if they divorce.7
As I began
studying different types
of counseling as an undergraduate, I quickly recognized that what I found the most meaningful and the approach that
best fit with my perspective was
Marriage and Family Therapy.
Rapini cites a
study that shows a telltale sign
of an unhappy
marriage is when one spouse begins to worry about being compatible or overstate the importance
of compatibility for a
good marriage.
The Gottmans have
studied both the «masters and disasters»
of marriage (as the absence
of what makes for a
good relationship may not necessarily be the same thing as what makes for a bad relationship), and offers that there are a number
of myths about why relationships succeed or fail.
Studies show many links between a healthy
marriage and
better health and
well - being for both men and women.iii Couples who marry and stay married tend to live longer and reduce their risk
of chronic illness later in life.iv It is encouraging to know that the ingredients
of a healthy
marriage can be learned if partners are interested and motivated to grow their friendship.v
The strength
of intercultural
marriages can be evaluated, according to one
study, by how
well couples organize and manage their potential value and role differences through four relationship styles: integrated, co-existing, singularly assimilated, or unresolved.