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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…)

‘Tiger Mothers’ Should Tame Parenting Approach

By Guest PostJanuary 11, 2012Cultureacculturation gap, adolescent development, amy chua, battle hymn of the tiger mother, best selling author, chinese immigrant parents, chinese mother, chinese students, chinese tiger mothers, desiree baolian qin, east and west, east lansing, eastern view of parenting, emotionally healthy kids, family, happiness, hardline parenting, harvard university, helena, maladjustment, michigan state university, native china, olivia, parents, piano, ridiculous, self-esteem, success, tiger mother, tiger mother philosophy, tom buffett, united states, violin, washington d c

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Eastern view of parenting, as defined by best-selling author and self-described “tiger mother” Amy Chua, is that children should be pushed to excel at all costs. Parents needn’t worry about their happiness, she argues, only their success.

But now a Michigan State University scholar is refuting that theory. (more…)