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A study from the University of Missouri finds that married couples who make less than $20,000 a year and receive government assistance, such as food stamps and Medicaid, report significantly less marital satisfaction and commitment. The report was published in the September issue of the Journal of Family and Economic Issues:
“We found that there’s a unique relationship among income level, government assistance and marital satisfaction and commitment,” said David Schramm, assistant professor in Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Human Environmental Sciences. “The study confirms that low income does have a negative impact on marital quality, but there are additional factors as well. The relationship between income and marital satisfaction is influenced by other issues, including whether or not the couple receives some form of government assistance.”
In the study, couples with low incomes (less than $20,000 per year) scored significantly lower on five of the six dimensions of marital quality: overall satisfaction, commitment, divorce proneness, feelings of being trapped in a marriage, and negative interaction. Married individuals who received government assistance reported similar scores. Couples that experienced the combination of earning low-incomes while receiving government assistance had drastically lower levels of overall marital satisfaction and commitment.
Pointed out over at Hot Air today, one reason for the satisfaction gap might be that earned success — even modest earned success — is more likely to lead to happiness than relying on government giveaways.
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PattyMor| 9.9.11 @ 3:26PM
How could you respect your man, if you took Uncle Sam's money and ran down to the supermaket with a SNAP card? Work brings satisfaction and accomplishment. "Free Stuff" breeds lazyness and contempt.
PCP Smoker| 9.9.11 @ 6:21PM
Nailed it. I was going to write the same thing. Who would have respect for someone on the dole? Welfare people are, in general, very bad people.
Zack| 9.9.11 @ 5:13PM
Interesting study, but the authors at least identify the correlation/causation issue in the report.
“It’s likely there are pre-existing or co-existing issues that occur in addition to the receipt of government assistance,” Schramm said. “Possible explanations for the relationship among income, government assistance and marriage include mental health issues, psychiatric disorders, physical handicaps and substance abuse problems.”
Is the marriage unhappy because they accept assistance? Or are the unhappiness and the assistance both caused by some sort of disability?
Trinacria| 9.9.11 @ 7:04PM
Shazam! In related news, a new study from the University of the Obvious found that men prefer attractive women to ugly ones. This represents the second major breakthrough for researchers who earlier this year reported the results of a study suggesting that median incomes among inhabitants of trailer parks were statistically significantly lower than those of individuals who owned a single family home.
The Intermediary| 9.9.11 @ 11:17PM
Broads like cash.
Curtis Rasmussen| 9.10.11 @ 10:57AM
No, they like security. If the government supplies it, what's the point in having a man around?
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