Tag: couples

Study suggests discrimination harms not just victim but victim’s partner as well

From the Michigan State University press release: Discrimination not only harms the health and well-being of the victim, but the victim’s romantic partner as well, indicates new research led by… Read more »

Study suggests marriage may help stave off dementia

From the BMJ press release: Marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia, concludes a synthesis of the available evidence published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Lifelong… Read more »

Study suggests possible genetic component to divorce running in families

From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: Children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced when compared to those who grew up in two-parent families — and genetic factors… Read more »

Study suggests couples weather bickering with a little help from their friends

From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Every couple has conflict, and new research finds that having good friends and family members to turn to alleviates the stress of… Read more »

Burdens of spousal caregiving alleviated by appreciation

From the University at Buffalo press release: The fact that spouses often become caregivers for their ailing partners is quite common in American life — and few roles are more stressful…. Read more »

Study looks at what goes on when a relationship is being questioned

From the University of Utah press release: Knowing whether to stay in or leave a romantic relationship is often an agonizing experience and that ambivalence can have negative consequences for health… Read more »