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Nearly 50 years of data reveal happiness gap for single parents

Single parents are less happy than parents with a partner, according to a comprehensive analysis of global studies spanning nearly 50 years of data. With the number of solo caregivers on the rise in many countries, scientists from Germany and the Netherlands wanted to know how raising a child on you...

Nearly 50 years of data reveal happiness gap for single parents
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Single parents are less happy than parents with a partner, according to a comprehensive analysis of global studies spanning nearly 50 years of data. With the number of solo caregivers on the rise in many countries, scientists from Germany and the Netherlands wanted to know how raising a child on your own impacts overall life satisfaction.

Originally published at Phys.org

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