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Low fertility may persist and could be good for the economy - Nature Human Behaviour
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (201+ words) Nature Human Behaviour (2026)Cite this article Notestein, F. W. in Food for the World vol. 36 (ed. Schultz, T. W.) 3669 (Univ. Chicago Press, 1945). Kohler, H.-P., Billari, F. C. & Ortega, J. A. Popul. Dev. Rev. 28, 641680 (2002). Myrskyl, M., Kohler, H.-P. & Billari, F. C. Nature 460, 741743 (2009). Gauthier, A. H. & Gietel-Basten, S. Popul. Dev. Rev. 51, 125161 (2025). Lee, R. D. & Mason, A. Population Aging and the Generational…...
Investigating the causal effects of religiosity on childbearing among U.S. adolescents using a three-wave longitudinal design - Scientific Reports
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1736+ words) Effects of regular service attendance and importance of faith on fertility eight years later. Note: the numbers represent estimate (95%CI) [E-value, lower E-value bound]. Long, L. Fertility patterns among religious groups in Canada. Demography 7, 135149 (1970). Chou, R. C. & Brown, S. A comparison of the size of…...
The role of social and genetic factors in partnership trajectories and later life health
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1691+ words) Regarding well'being, the mean self'rated health score is 3.80. Women report similar self'rated health (3.80) compared with men (3.81) but have higher CESD scores (1.11 vs.0.78), indicating more depressive symptoms on average. All polygenic scores are standardized to have a mean close to zero…...
Daily briefing: Spouses tend to share the same psychiatric disorders
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (179+ words) Nature | Leisurely scroll Reference: Nature Human Behaviour paper Carmen Garc'a-Ch'vez is a biologist and co-founder of the Tonkawa Foundation in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico.Credit: Mah" Elipe for Nature On Friday, Leif Penguinson was exploring a lithified sand dune on…...
Spouses tend to share psychiatric disorders, massive study finds
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (477+ words) Spouses are more likely to share psychiatric conditions than to have different ones.Credit: Dmitrii Marchenko/Getty People with a psychiatric disorder are more likely to marry someone who has the same condition than to partner with someone who doesn't,…...
Is collapsing fertility really the end of the world?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (845+ words) Lynne Peeples is a science journalist in Seattle, Washington. An abandoned school in rural Japan bears witness to the country's shrinking population. Credit: Lee Chapman In 1970, a woman in Mexico might have expected to have seven children, on average. By…...
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (27+ words) Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) is an empirically validated intervention that focuses on the role of emotion in fostering secure attachment and repairing relational bonds. Grounded in ......