If both spouses tend to be materialistic they are worse off on every measure of a relationship evaluation than couples with fewer possessions, researchers say. Lead author Jason Carroll of Brigham Young University had 1,734 married couples complete a relationship evaluation. The study showed couples who said money was not important to them scored about 10% to 15% better on marriage stability and other measures of relationship quality than couples in which one or both members were materialistic. For one in five couples in the study, both partners admitted a strong love of money. Though these couples were better off financially, money was often a bigger source of conflict for them, Carroll said.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The LOVE Of Money Is The Root Of All Evil
If both spouses tend to be materialistic they are worse off on every measure of a relationship evaluation than couples with fewer possessions, researchers say. Lead author Jason Carroll of Brigham Young University had 1,734 married couples complete a relationship evaluation. The study showed couples who said money was not important to them scored about 10% to 15% better on marriage stability and other measures of relationship quality than couples in which one or both members were materialistic. For one in five couples in the study, both partners admitted a strong love of money. Though these couples were better off financially, money was often a bigger source of conflict for them, Carroll said.
