The Australian: Single women stay sane
From correspondents in London
THE key to happiness - and sanity - for women could be to spend the whole of their lives single, British research suggested today.
A survey of almost 4,500 men and women found that women who stayed single enjoyed much better mental health than those who had married or suffered a relationship split.
But the same was not true for men, who fared better mentally if they were in a relationship."
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The team, led by Dr Michaela Benzeval, also found that serial relationships were good for men's mental health, but had an adverse effect on women.
While men did better mentally if they simply lived with a partner, marriage was more beneficial to a woman's mental health.
Break-ups were also painful for both sexes, but women generally took longer to recover.
Women's mental health also got progressively worse the more break-ups they had and the more new relationships they had to start.
And women who remained alone after a marriage split had the worst mental health of all those surveyed, apart from those who were alone immediately after breaking up with a partner.
From correspondents in London
THE key to happiness - and sanity - for women could be to spend the whole of their lives single, British research suggested today.
A survey of almost 4,500 men and women found that women who stayed single enjoyed much better mental health than those who had married or suffered a relationship split.
But the same was not true for men, who fared better mentally if they were in a relationship."
>>>
The team, led by Dr Michaela Benzeval, also found that serial relationships were good for men's mental health, but had an adverse effect on women.
While men did better mentally if they simply lived with a partner, marriage was more beneficial to a woman's mental health.
Break-ups were also painful for both sexes, but women generally took longer to recover.
Women's mental health also got progressively worse the more break-ups they had and the more new relationships they had to start.
And women who remained alone after a marriage split had the worst mental health of all those surveyed, apart from those who were alone immediately after breaking up with a partner.
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