Predicting Likelihood of Couples Marrying After Meeting in Social Websites

About 7% of Americans who married between 2005-2012 met on social networking sites. How those couples compare to couples who met through other types of online meetings or the "old-fashioned" way in terms of age, race, frequency of Internet use, and other factors is explored in an article in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking website.

In "First Comes Social Networking, Then Comes Marriage? Characteristics of Americans Married 2005-2012 Who Met Through Social Networking Sites", Jeffrey Hall, PhD, University of Kansas, Lawrence, describes the characteristics that are more common among recently married individuals who met online via social networking sites (SNS).

Marriage Good for the Heart
People who are married are less prone to heart attacks than singles and more likely to recover if struck with one!

"Facebook use grew dramatically during the 2005-2012 time period studied," says Brenda K. Wiederhold, PhD, MBA, BCB, BCN, Editor-in-Chief of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, from the Interactive Media Institute, San Diego, CA. "It will be useful to continue to observe how these trends change as various groups of individuals become more frequent users of SNS," says Dr. Wiederhold.

Source-Eurekalert

Extra-Marital Affair Could Improve Marriage? Yes, Says Survey
Having an extra-marital affair could be just the thing to boost your mood and improve your marriage, a shocking new survey has found.

Marriage Can Prolong Life in Cancer Patients
A scientific study proves that married lung cancer patients live longer than those patients who are single

Foods that Help You Succeed
A presentation about the various foods that need to be consumed during the important situations in life that helps to gain success.