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Foster Kids do Equally Well when Adopted by Gay, Lesbian or Heterosexual Parents

High-risk children adopted from foster care do equally well when placed with gay, lesbian or heterosexual parents, UCLA psychologists report in the first multi-year study of children adopted by these three groups of parents.

The psychologists looked at 82 high-risk children adopted from foster care in Los Angeles County. Of those children, 60 were placed with heterosexual parents and 22 were placed with gay or lesbian parents (15 with gay male parents and seven with lesbian parents). (more…)

Should I Marry Him? If you’re having doubts, don’t ignore them, suggests UCLA psychology study

By Guest PostSeptember 22, 2012Culture, Generalbenjamin karney, california, couple, divorce rate, doubt, justin lavner, marital satisfaction, marriage, mental state, pleasant, psychologist, relationship, ridiculous, thomas bradbury, ucla, university, voltaire

Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one.

—Voltaire

In the first scientific study to test whether doubts about getting married are more likely to lead to an unhappy marriage and divorce, UCLA psychologists report that when women have doubts before their wedding, their misgivings are often a warning sign of trouble if they go ahead with the marriage.

The UCLA study demonstrates that pre-wedding uncertainty, especially among women, predicts higher divorce rates and less marital satisfaction years later. (more…)

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Foster Kids do Equally Well when Adopted by Gay, Lesbian or Heterosexual Parents

Should I Marry Him? If you’re having doubts, don’t ignore them, suggests UCLA psychology study