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14/09/2016
The research, conducted by the University of Aberdeen, claims that it can improve relationship quality and commitment for couples, especially those who do not share many friends.
The findings have been published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships and said that the more frequently couples shared 'media' – such as box-sets and movies with their partner – the higher the couples rated their relationship quality and commitment to the relationship.
The study also measured the extent to which people shared media with their partners, i.e. whether they had a lot of friends in common and how they rated their relationship. It was found that when people didn't share many friends with their partner, sharing media strongly predicted greater relationship quality. Therefore, the more that they shared media with their partner, the more that they reported that they felt close and committed to their other half and vice versa.
Leader of the study, Dr Sarah Gomillion, explained: "Relationships are a very big contributor to our physical and psychological health so understanding how relationships can be better and how you can improve relationships can also improve our physical and psychological health.
"What these results suggest to us is that when people have a hole in their social network that they share with their partners – they might become more motivated to share media as a way to compensate for that deficit.
"Watching TV with a partner or watching a movie you both like is a really easy way to improve relationship quality and anyone can do it at any time so if this is something that is good for relationships, it might help us identify an intervention that can improve relationship quality."
The full paper can be read here.
(JP/LM)
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Watching TV 'Can Improve Relationships'
A new study has suggested that couples who watch boxsets and movies together are more likely to enjoy a closer relationship.The research, conducted by the University of Aberdeen, claims that it can improve relationship quality and commitment for couples, especially those who do not share many friends.
The findings have been published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships and said that the more frequently couples shared 'media' – such as box-sets and movies with their partner – the higher the couples rated their relationship quality and commitment to the relationship.
The study also measured the extent to which people shared media with their partners, i.e. whether they had a lot of friends in common and how they rated their relationship. It was found that when people didn't share many friends with their partner, sharing media strongly predicted greater relationship quality. Therefore, the more that they shared media with their partner, the more that they reported that they felt close and committed to their other half and vice versa.
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Leader of the study, Dr Sarah Gomillion, explained: "Relationships are a very big contributor to our physical and psychological health so understanding how relationships can be better and how you can improve relationships can also improve our physical and psychological health.
"What these results suggest to us is that when people have a hole in their social network that they share with their partners – they might become more motivated to share media as a way to compensate for that deficit.
"Watching TV with a partner or watching a movie you both like is a really easy way to improve relationship quality and anyone can do it at any time so if this is something that is good for relationships, it might help us identify an intervention that can improve relationship quality."
The full paper can be read here.
(JP/LM)
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