The degree of satisfaction and happiness of the married woman is a good indicator of the happiness of the spouse and the couplereveals a scientific study by Rutgers University (USA).
Presented in the Journal of Marriage and Family, the study looked at 394 couples, married for 39 years or more, of which at least one of the spouses was over the age of 60.
The participants were asked about different aspects of their marital life such as consideration, affection, communication or the level of well-being of their spouse.
When the wife is happy, so is her husband.
The researchers then linked the data collected. They then observed that when the wife is happy, the spouse is too, a level of happiness that drops in the wife when her husband is sick.
“When the woman is satisfied with her marriage, she tends to do much more for her husband, writes Deborah Carr, co-author of the study and researcher in sociology, this is what explains the positive effect on her life. marital. »
Women take more care of their spouses when the disease manifests itself, in addition to the consideration they have for them.
On the other hand, when it is the wife who is suffering, the study reveals that the husband suffers less, because she is often taken care of by her children when age is felt.
If the study focused on the elderly couple, it could also be valid for couples of lesser duration, since the quality of the dialogue and the benevolence of the woman remain an important criterion in the well-being of a couple. .
Source:
Happy Marriage, Happy Life? Marital Quality and Subjective Well-being in Later LifeJournal of Marriage and Family
