New Study: Divorce Can Be Contagious
Posted on May 21, 2014 12:00am PDT
Often times it may seem as though the failure of one couple's marriage
is quickly followed by announcements that other couples within their sphere
of influence have also decided to call it quits. It is easy to simply
write off such a phenomenon as being the result of coincidence rather
than there being an actual causal link. But, according to a newly released
university study, there may be more to the contention than originally thought.
A study, which collected data from thousands of people over 30 years, was
recently published by researchers at Brown University. It found that 75%
of study respondents were more likely to get divorced if they had a friend
who was divorced, and 33% were more likely to divorce if a friend of a
friend ended their marriage. In light of the findings researchers have
concluded that divorce may be, for lack of a better term, contagious.
The findings may help explain why certain areas have higher
divorce rates than others, and certain countries experience more divorce overall
than neighboring countries. Researchers say that the data suggests that
living in a community with low divorce rates can dramatically strengthen
a couple's likelihood of staying married.
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