To rekindle the flame after years of marriage, the solutions offered are multiple, but not always effective. What if we bet on originality to find a fulfilling life as a couple? A study published in the journal Psychological Science reveals an amazing method to achieve this goal: photos of baby animals. Looking at pictures of puppies and rabbits would help to find a harmonious relationship!
Improved marital satisfaction
To reach such a conclusion, the researchers asked 144 couples under the age of 40 and married for at least five years to take part in an experiment, based on the technique of evaluative conditioning. The participants, separated into two groups, were exposed to different streams of images, each time including the photo of their partner. For the first group, these pictures were associated with a positive stimuli, namely the photo of a puppy or a rabbit. For the second group, the photos of the spouses were combined with a neutral stimuli, such as a shirt button.
The results are surprising: participants exposed to images of baby animals had more positive reactions to photos of their partner than those exposed to neutral images. Even better: positive reactions from participants predict an improvement in marital satisfaction, according to the researchers. A good reason to be tempted by the videos of cute animals that never stop invading the web!
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