Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): Key to maintaining a successful marriage along with raising kids comes from mixing traditional and contemporary values, a new study has suggested.
According to a new report from the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, in partnership with the Center for Marriage and Families, 10 aspects of contemporary social life and relationships - from sexual satisfaction to marital generosity to religious faith to shared housework - boost the odds of successfully combining marriage and parenthood.
Based on a new survey of 2,870 married men and women (ages 18 to 46), the study examined the critical link between parenthood and marriage.
The 10 key factors linked to increased odds of successfully combining marriage and parenthood include a mix of newer and more traditional marriage values, the report explained.
Factors more closely aligned and associated with the newer, 'soul-mate' model of marriage include shared housework, good sex, marital generosity, date nights and having a college degree.
Factors more closely aligned and associated with the older, 'institutional' model of marriage include shared religious faith, commitment, the support of friends and family, a sound economic foundation provided by a good job, and quality family time.
W. Bradford Wilcox, the report's lead author asserted that taken together, these 10 factors suggest 'a hybrid model of married life appears to be the best path to successfully combine marriage and parenthood for today's parents'.
"These success factors form a roadmap of practical strategies that young couples can adopt to help their marriage thrive when they find themselves new parents," he said.
"One of the striking findings of this report is that equality in shared housework has emerged as a predictor of marital success for today's young married parents, even as most married mothers would prefer to work part-time and most married fathers would prefer to work full-time," co-author Marquardt said. (ANI)
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