Religion & Marriage

[Gregory Matthews]

From: Peteet, John R; Lu, Francis G; Narrow, Willliam E. RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL ISSUES IN PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS: A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR DSM-V. American Psychiatric Association, 2011. Mabe, P. Alex; Dell, Mary Lynn; Josephson, Allan M. "Spiritual & Religious Perspectives On Child & Adolescent Psychopathology." page 136.

Quote:

Ellison et al. (1999) reported that . . . theologically conservative men married to more religiously liberal women were more likely to be physically aggressive than those married to women with similar views about the Bible.

See Ellison, C.; Bartkowski, J. P.; Anderson, K.L.; "Are Their Religious Variations in Domestic Violence? THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES 20:87-113, 1999.

Food for thought!

Note: The entire field of research on the impact of religion on health is mixed and often not understood.