{"id":21,"date":"2009-12-15T17:17:04","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T17:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?21"},"modified":"2009-12-15T17:17:04","modified_gmt":"2009-12-15T17:17:04","slug":"getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting married &#8216;is good for troops&#8217; mental wellbeing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of soldiers may shudder at the thought of walking down the aisle but new research has found that getting hitched is actually good for their mental health.<\/p>\n<p>According to a massive study by the University of Otago in New Zealand spanning 15 countries, getting married can help lower the risk of mental health problems like depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, it is better for troops to stay in the marriage, as the same research, which is published in the journal Psychological Medicine, revealed that a divorce can increase the chances of these conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kate Scott, who led the study, said the results are something for guys and girls to think about.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We found that, compared to never getting married, getting married is good for both men and women,&quot; she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Something else troops may want to keep in mind is that regular sex is good for their physical wellbeing, according to the Boston Medical Group.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Daniel Ohio<br><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-19514202-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=19514202\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New study reveals getting married has its upside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Getting married &#039;is good for troops&#039; mental wellbeing&#039; - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Getting married &#039;is good for troops&#039; mental wellbeing&#039; - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New study reveals getting married has its upside.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-12-15T17:17:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/\",\"name\":\"Getting married 'is good for troops' mental wellbeing' - Forces Penpals GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-12-15T17:17:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-12-15T17:17:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Getting married &#8216;is good for troops&#8217; mental wellbeing&#8217;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals GB\",\"description\":\"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Forces Penpals\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Getting married 'is good for troops' mental wellbeing' - Forces Penpals GB","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Getting married 'is good for troops' mental wellbeing' - Forces Penpals GB","og_description":"New study reveals getting married has its upside.","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals GB","article_published_time":"2009-12-15T17:17:04+00:00","author":"Forces Penpals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Forces Penpals","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/","name":"Getting married 'is good for troops' mental wellbeing' - Forces Penpals GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-12-15T17:17:04+00:00","dateModified":"2009-12-15T17:17:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/getting-married-is-good-for-troops-mental-wellbeing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Getting married &#8216;is good for troops&#8217; mental wellbeing&#8217;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/","name":"Forces Penpals GB","description":"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c","name":"Forces Penpals","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Forces Penpals"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/troops-with-the-sharpest-flirting-skills-will-get-the-girl\/","url_meta":{"origin":21,"position":0},"title":"Troops with the sharpest flirting skills will get the girl","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"December 16, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"A new study shows flirting skills can be a real winner.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Armed forces dating&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":170,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/three-years-after-getting-hitched-is-the-happiest-time-in-a-marriage\/","url_meta":{"origin":21,"position":1},"title":"Three years after getting hitched &#8216;is the happiest time in a marriage&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"March 3, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"A new study shows two years, 11 months and eight days into a marriage is the best time.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":118,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/women-want-troops-with-a-nice-smile\/","url_meta":{"origin":21,"position":2},"title":"Women &#8216;want troops with a nice smile&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"February 5, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Ladies love a guy with pearly white teeth.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":148,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/soldiers-look-at-breasts-before-face\/","url_meta":{"origin":21,"position":3},"title":"Soldiers &#8216;look at breasts before face&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"February 22, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"A study found that both men and women look at boobs.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6764,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/uk-military-helps-filipino-soldiers-battle-mental-health-issues\/","url_meta":{"origin":21,"position":4},"title":"UK Military helps Filipino soldiers battle mental health issues","author":"Editor","date":"July 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Royal Navy and Marines joined forces to help provide their much-needed expertise to the Philippines. Our forces aren't just good at defeating global threats, it seems the two military branches know a thing or two about healing. The siege of Marawi in the Philippines by the Islamic State led\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Forces news&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Forces news","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/forces-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":146,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/online-dating-is-popular-around-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":21,"position":5},"title":"Online dating &#8216;is popular around the world&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"February 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"A new poll shows online dating is becoming increasingly popular.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Armed forces dating&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}