Highly educated women continue to find partners
In the past 25 years, Switzerland has seen the steepest rise in the share of highly educated women across Europe. Between 1999 and 2024, the share of women aged 30 to 40 who hold a…
Suicide deaths in South Korea could shift toward older, never-married, tertiary-educated men
A new study involving Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), based on administrative data from South Korea, projects that as higher education and lifelong singlehood become more common, the composition of older-age suicide deaths may shift toward…
Study suggests romantic partners influence each other’s goals
From the University of Basel press release: Over the long-term, what one partner in a two-person relationship wishes to avoid, so too does the other partner – and what one wants to achieve, so does…
Study suggests early marriage may lead to unsafe drinking behaviour by those with higher genetic risk
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: The finding follows previous research that found marriage protects against risky alcohol use and moderates genetic influences on alcohol outcomes, but previous studies generally focused on older adult…
Study finds link between happy partnership, reduced stress and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors
From the Ohio State University press release: Breast cancer survivors in romantic relationships who feel happy and satisfied with their partners may be at lower risk for a host of health problems, new research suggests.…
Study suggests physical presence of spouses who are co-parenting can alter each other’s brain activity
From the Nanyang Technological University press release: A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) researchers has revealed how the physical presence of spouses who are co-parenting can alter each other’s brain activity.…
Study links affection, attachment style and marriage satisfaction
From the Binghamton University press release: Go ahead: Give your partner a hug or cuddle while you catch some Netflix. According to recently published research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, it just…
Study looks at what helps couples weather financial storms
From the University of Arizona press release: Experts have predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic will result in the worst financial crisis in the United States since the Great Depression. While the full scope of the…
Study suggests parents’ relationship with each other shapes children’s lives
From the University of Michigan press release: Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay…
Study looks at how happy couples argue
From the University of Tennessee at Knoxville press release: In marriage, conflict is inevitable. Even the happiest couples argue. And research shows they tend to argue about the same topics as unhappy couples: children, money,…