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A study done by Australian National University tracked 2,500 couples - married or living together - from 2001 to 2007. Based on the findings, a husband who is 9 or more years older than his wife or who married before he was 25 was twice as likely to divorce. Twenty percent of couples who had children before marriage separated. Sixteen percent of couples whose parents separated or divorced separated. Sixteen percent of participants who said they were poor or said the husband was unemployed separated. Finally, partners on their second or third marriage were 90% more likely to separate. Who says love conquers all?
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that men and women differed in their accuracy pounding nails. Researchers used a mechanical plate on which they put small and large targets, representing nail heads. The plate measured the force and accuracy of the pounding. On average women were 10% more accurate in the light. Men were 25% more accurate in the dark. From that researchers surmised men and women differ in the perception of objects in light and dark and this affects their motor control. However, the researchers aren't sure this explanation hits the nail on the head.
A study done in Britain showed swear words have powerful, pain-killing effects. Sixty-seven volunteers put their hands in frigid 41-degree Fahrenheit water for as long as possible. Half was told to repeat their favorite swear words. The other half was told to repeat a neutral word describing a table. Not only did the swearing group report lower pain levels, they were able to keep their hands in the water longer. Men's pain score dropped by 1 point when they swore. Women's dropped by almost 2 points. Supposedly women swear less, which makes swearing more powerful for them - I swear!
A study published in "Social Science Quarterly" found giving male babies strange first names may lead to delinquent behavior. The study, based on 15,000 names given to boys between 1987 and 1991, found that the more unlikely the name, the more likely boys were to commit a delinquent act. It seems being teased through childhood made boys likely to behave negatively. The Top 10 "bad boy" names were Alec, Ernest, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell and Walter. Does that mean people like Alec Baldwin and Ernest Hemingway would have turned out differently if they'd been named differently?
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