Positive Psychology — psychology STD 12 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtspsychologyPositive Psychology3 Marks
Question
Explain briefly about marriage and happiness.
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Answer
Among the communal factors such as age, income, occupation, education, gender and marital status of a person, marital status i.e. marriage is a factor that has a greater impact on subjective well-being.
90% of the society is married and most of them are unmarried, there is a lot of research literature available showing the relationship between a happier marriage and a higher level of well-being.
Now the question is whether these married people are happier, more than who, people who have been single for life or are divorced, separated from their spouses who have been found happier than those whose spouses have died.
Large-scale surveys of American-Europeans also show a strong presence of marital well-being.
Even in one of the most well-researched research studies, marriage has proved to be a viable indicator of well-being, happiness and overall well-being.
The constructive effects of marriage are many.
The National Survey of Americans found that 40% of adults who say they are 'happy' are twice as happy as 26% of unmarried people.
Not only that, the researchers studied the possible mixed effect of other factors such as income and age, but also found a meaningful relationship between marriage and well-being.
Compared to other areas of life like job and health, being married and having a family is one of the most important things associated with life satisfaction and happiness.
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