According to a new study published in the January edition of Health Psychology, women seeking to reduce their stress levels at work may need to improve their marriages. In the study, which looked at dual-career married couples with school-age children, the happily married women rebounded quicker from daily stress, indicated by a steeper drop in cortisol (the stress hormone) throughout the day, than the women in less satisfying marriages.
Not only major traumas, but minor everyday hassles can influence long-term physical health.
Although marriage is often seen as a health protective factor for men, for women, unhappy marriages may negatively affect physical health. Increasing marital health may be just as important as eating right and exercising.
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