A Study Was Conducted with a Large Group of Unhappily

question 17

Multiple Choice

A study was conducted with a large group of unhappily married people who were interviewed twice over five years. The researchers asked, "Are those who divorced during this five-year period happier than those who stayed married?" They found:

• A)on average, the people in the divorced group were no happier than those who remained married.
• B)women who divorced were happier, but men who divorced were not.
• C)that one-quarter of those who stayed married over the five years reported that their marriages had improved.
• D)those people who were among the "happier" of the unhappy marriages at the time of the first interview reported the most dramatic turnaround.
• E)divorce greatly improved stress levels.

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