Another coupleÂ to add to the list of totally useless studies.
So, if you have a nagging spouse it can be a bit depressing and it’s harder to get in the mood for something positive…stop the clock, who knew or could have seen that result. Ground breaking.
Being married can make people more prone to depression, a study reveals.
Constant nagging and domestic spats are significant triggers of long-term stress that cannot be outweighed by the positive aspects of wedlock, scientists found.
It canÂ also make husbands and wives far less responsive to positive experiences.
Previous research has shown married people are, in general, happier and healthier than singletons.
But an 11-year study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison poses a question mark over the decades of research linking single life to long-lasting social stress.
The researchers assessed a group ofÂ married adults for depression, and gave them questionnaires to rate their stress on a six-point scale.
Nine years later, the questionnaire and depression assessments were repeated.
In year 11, the participants took part in ‘emotional response testing’, measuring how quickly they can recover from a negative experience.
The test, commonly used to assess depression, monitors the frowning muscle – or, the corrugator supercilii.
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