Posted on 06/08/2022 9:57:12 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A new study investigating if mental health helps shape satisfaction with partners has revealed there are differences between females and males—with men having the potential to experience a vicious circle.
Led by Loughborough University's Professor Paul Downward, professor of economics in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, the analysis used data on 42,464 couples gathered through the British Household Panel Survey (1991–2008) to test aspects of the marital adjustment model, which assesses dyadic partner satisfaction.
The findings suggest for females, relationship satisfaction is more likely to influence mental health.
For males, however, there is a potential "vicious circle of decline" between satisfaction with partners and mental health.
For example, a male strategy for coping with depressive symptoms can involve men engaging more in an activity that takes them further from their partners both behaviorally and emotionally.
The paper is part of a broader project that suggests health should be seen as an asset—something that is worth investing in to allow individuals and society to flourish and prosper, rather than viewing health as a remedial intervention.
Investment in mental health support would therefore benefit the well-being of individuals and their partners.
Of the importance of the study, Professor Downward said: "This paper highlights support for current U.K. health policy that increasingly seeks to identify health as an asset, playing a role in an integrated care system seeking to promote a more inclusive and productive society, with a focus on the general flourishing of individuals. The results, which have consistency with the literature, suggest that satisfaction with partners is a key conduit with which mental health states can become shared by couples. The topic is important because satisfaction with partners is an important feature of the overall quality of life and the well-being of individuals."
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...couples...
There are drawbacks, no question. There are also benefits, like no dependence on an agent of conflict.
I completely forgot, I’m out of practice in this area. LOL
My wife has about 5% Mescalero Apache in her...a very dominant gene. I’m always checking my six.
Women want men to fulfil all their dreams men want all women to fulfil their dream.
This explains why women outlive men by at least ten years. They have a group of close friends. They have book clubs. They have garden clubs. They have travel clubs. My father died young, in early 70s. My mother is nearing 100 and still very lively and healthy. She always had a lot of clubs (activities). He sat around and ate too much and watched tv all the time. They weren’t together that much because she rarely sat still and never overate. He had several heart attacks. Now she has moved to an independent living apartment and is still busy with all the activities. She was just too busy to take care of a big yard anymore. I can’t keep up with her. We did get her to stop driving a year or two ago. Although she didn’t have a wreck, etc. Everyone just thought it was ‘time’. Once he passed away she got to travel. No longer tied to the house to care for him. She has gone to Las Vegas, Hawaii, Alaska, etc... We wish she had done more traveling when he was still alive, just leave him home and GO!
He was never interested in activities, books, travel, etc. His inactivity literally killed him.
I Love Lucy was on tv in the 40s or 50s!~ I have no idea what the rest of your jibberish was about! LOL
Your idiocy isn’t touching! LOL
Nelson
Most of you aren’t GIFTED at all in any way at all!
Nelson
My mother was exactly like that and my dad also died in his 70s. Mother died at 102 only after falling down and breaking her hip which finally slowed her down.
Unfortunately I’m the loner type but do have a gf now after wife passing 4 years ago
They said on TV that men can be women and women can be men and both can be other sexes entirely.
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