In article <eBLxB4Th$GA.267 at cpmsnbbsa02>, sisial
<sisial at email.msn.com> writes
>"Larisa Migachyov" <lvm at Stanford.EDU> wrote in message
>news:89nql5$nnt$2 at nntp.Stanford.EDU...>>> Ah, that makes a bit more sense. I was reading some kind of fluff the
>> other day that correlates marriage with depression in women; are there any
>> solid statistical studies that support that, or is it just fluff?
>>There is evidence that married women are at greater risk of depression.
>However, this is not due to marriage itself, but to the many risk factors
>commonly associated with marriage in our culture: raising young children,
>raising many children, limited activity outside the home, and much more.
Probably correct. I suspect that studying this depends on sampling
techniques. If your group of "unmarried" women is a group of single mothers
struggling to cope, then they are likely to have higher rates of depression
than the married women. On the other hand if your "unmarried" group
comprises successful high-flying career women then they are likely to have
lower rates than the married group.
Perhaps someone could post a reference to some relevant research?
>Also, relationship difficulties in general can lead to depression.
>>
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Nick Medford
