Jason S. Carroll

From our new Wheatley study: Enduring connection in marriage results from embracing agency-based love and the intentional efforts of spouses. wheatley.byu.edu/family/the-sou…

We Need Dads More Than Ever ifstudies.org/blog/we-need-d… @DrJasonCarroll

In my recent Valentine's Week devotional at Ensign College, I discussed how embracing agency-based love, and seeking the gift of charity from Jesus Christ, provides the surest path to flourishing dating and marriage relationships. ensign.edu/devotional/jas…

High-connection marriages have 3 times higher scores on proactive behaviors than low-connection couples, specifically in spending meaningful time together (71% vs. 19%), doing acts of kindness (72% vs. 18%), and forgiving offenses (70% vs. 21%). wheatley.byu.edu/family/the-sou…

The Gallup data from 2020 to 2023 show that marital status is a stronger predictor of well-being for American adults than education, race, age, and gender. ifstudies.org/blog/married-p…

@josephthill2 @FamStudies @drantbradley @drbrian_relate The report also reviews four other recent studies using different national datasets from other scholars that find the same general tends.

@FamStudies @drantbradley @DrJasonCarroll @drbrian_relate This study conveniently lacks any citation to its methods or sample size. Garbage. Please don't waste our time with shit like this.

Having multiple sexual partners before marriage is strongly associated with lower marital stability. ifstudies.org/blog/number-6-… @DrJasonCarroll @drbrian_relate

Among adults ages 55 and younger, married women and men with children are the happiest. New @FamStudies brief: ifstudies.org/blog/who-is-ha…

My new blog post today - Soulmate thinking diverts attention away from the fundamental truth of loving and lasting marriage: that oneness is made, not found. ifstudies.org/blog/soulmate-…

@LaneJohnso75094 @BradWilcoxIFS The picture was simply the one used by IFS with the blog piece. We published a report last summer that looked extensively at women’s social media use patterns. Techoference is an equal opportunity threat to marriage and family life.

@LaneJohnso75094 @BradWilcoxIFS Our data shows that husbands and wives are just as likely to feel left out because of their spouses’ overuse of a smart phone.

Another new finding from our recent IFS/Wheatley survey: 1 in 5 married adults (21%) with a spouse that overuses a phone say they are not happy with their marriage, compared to 8% of couples who do not report a phone issue. ifstudies.org/blog/more-scro…

@LaneJohnso75094 @BradWilcoxIFS However, we did find that younger couples are more likely to be distracted by their phone at home. A full 44% of married adults under age 35 say that their spouse is on the phone too much, compared with 34% of those aged 35-55.

New “research from @UChicago pinpoints marriage as “the most important differentiator” of who is happy in America. The researchers found a startling 30-percentage-point happiness divide between married and unmarried Americans.” unherd.com/thepost/the-be…

Some new findings from our recent IFS/Wheatley survey: More than one-third of married Americans (37%) say their spouse is often on the phone or a screen when they would prefer to talk or do something together as a couple. ifstudies.org/blog/more-scro…

Our Wheatley report on the benefits of cornerstone marriage was cited in a CNN piece today discussing declining marriage rates in the U.S. wheatley.byu.edu/capstones-vs-c… cnn.com/2023/07/01/us/…

New research from Pew. A record high number US 40-year olds have never been married. The decline in marriage is having the greatest impact among less-educated and lower-income Americans. pewrsr.ch/3NQ9MDX

New from me and @jmhorp: "The Cost of Thriving Has Fallen: Correcting and Rejecting the American Compass Cost-ofThriving Index". Our critique of the @AmerCompass COTI developed by @oren_cass. Working paper version is up at aei.org/wp-content/upl…

This is not sustainable

25 year old young adults: Married: 1980 = 63% 2021 = 22% Home independent of parents: 1980 = 84% 2021 = 68% pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…