News articles tagged with 'marriage'
Why married men tend to behave better
— 7 Dec 2010 17:43 | HealthResearchers have long argued that marriage generally reduces illegal and aggressive behaviours in men. It remained unclear, however, if that association was a function of matrimony…
Children's well-being and varying degrees of family instability
— 30 Sep 2010 11:50 | HealthA forthcoming issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family states that children today are less likely to be born into a 'traditional' family structure, defined as two biological married…
Predicting divorce: U-M study shows how fight styles affect marriage
— 29 Sep 2010 17:44 | HealthIt's common knowledge that newlyweds who yell or call each other names have a higher chance of getting divorced. But a new University of Michigan study shows that other conflict patterns…
Children raised by gay couples show good progress through school
— 1 Sep 2010 10:50 | HealthIn nearly every discussion, debate or lawsuit about gay marriage, the talk at some point turns to family values…
Spouses do not grow more alike, study finds
— 26 Aug 2010 09:43 | HealthContrary to popular belief, married couples do not become more similar over time, according to a team of researchers led by Michigan State University…
Marriage and committed romance reduce stress-related hormone production
— 18 Aug 2010 07:53 | HealthBeing married has often been associated with improving people's health, but a new study suggests that having that long-term bond also alters hormones in a way that reduces stress…
Passing in the night: Examining work schedules, gender and marital quality
— 17 Aug 2010 15:25 | HealthTaking care of business is becoming an ever-growing, 24/7 challenge for the American worker. A new study out of the University of Cincinnati is examining the effect this is having on…
Rhetoric, framing efforts have little influence in same-sex marriage debate
— 17 Aug 2010 09:12 | HealthA study by Indiana University researchers found that terminology and efforts to frame an issue - often effective in influencing public opinion - have no effect on public opinion concerning…
Study details autism's heavy toll beyond childhood on marriages
— 4 Aug 2010 10:34 | HealthThe parents of grown children with autism are more likely to divorce than couples with typically developing children, according to new data from a large longitudinal study of families…
Marriage patterns drive fertility decline
— 22 Jul 2010 09:29 | HealthResearchers at the University of Sheffield have applied an evolutionary 'use it or lose it' principle when studying past marriage patterns, to show that marriage can influence the evolution…