{"id":295759,"date":"2022-10-28T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you"},"modified":"2022-10-28T18:43:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:43:39","slug":"13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you","title":{"rendered":"13 Facts Showing That Being Single Contrary to Predictions Also Helps You"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"line nText\">Numerous studies show that people are not happier when they are married than when they are single. This brings to mind the question: Why?<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/rs3d3j.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText \">Unmarried people naturally have different experiences than married people, so Professor Kislev has often studied the lives of people who have never been married or who have been married and divorced.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#1-Single-people-are-more-educated-than-married-people\" >1) Single people are more educated than married people.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#2-Single-people-are-more-social\" >2) Single people are more social.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#3-Single-peoples-eating-habits-are-healthier\" >3) Single people&#8217;s eating habits are healthier.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#4-Singles-experience-less-loneliness-in-old-age\" >4) Singles experience less loneliness in old age.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#5-What-single-people-adopt-is-more-consistent-with-the-materialistic-values-of-our-time\" >5) What single people adopt is more consistent with the materialistic values of our time.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#6-Singles-can-make-their-own-decisions-more-freely\" >6) Singles can make their own decisions more freely.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#7-Achieving-success-is-very-important-for-single-people\" >7) Achieving success is very important for single people.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#8-Singles-get-more-happiness-from-social-activities\" >8) Singles get more happiness from social activities.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#9-Singles-get-more-happiness-from-post-materialistic-values\" >9) Singles get more happiness from post-materialistic values.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#10-Singles-are-more-satisfied-with-the-work-they-do\" >10) Singles are more satisfied with the work they do.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#11-The-fact-that-single-people-are-self-sufficient-increases-their-happiness\" >11) The fact that single people are self-sufficient increases their happiness.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#12-Singles-positive-self-perceptions-are-more-strongly-linked-to-happiness\" >12) Singles&#8217; positive self-perceptions are more strongly linked to happiness.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/13-facts-showing-that-being-single-contrary-to-predictions-also-helps-you\/#13-For-singles-feeling-successful-and-valued-is-more-strongly-linked-to-happiness\" >13) For singles, feeling successful and valued is more strongly linked to happiness.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Single-people-are-more-educated-than-married-people\"><\/span>1) Single people are more educated than married people.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/c88knp.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Results from more than 30 countries show that on average, married people spend the least amount of time on education.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><i>Life partners 13.8 years <\/i><br \/>\n<i>Singles 13 years <\/i><br \/>\n<i>Divorced 12.5 years <\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><i>Married 12.2 years<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Single-people-are-more-social\"><\/span>2) Single people are more social.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/r1y010.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Summarizing the results of his analysis, Professor Kislev states that individuals who have never been married are the most social, followed by divorced people.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Single-peoples-eating-habits-are-healthier\"><\/span>3) Single people&#8217;s eating habits are healthier.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/ffjm5r.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">When social scientists thought that getting married made people healthier, they offered some speculation as to why this was the case.<\/div>\n<div id=\"empty-line\" class=\"nText\">Professor Kislev showed that eating vegetables, fruits and other healthy foods is more common among those who have never been married than among those who are single.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Singles-experience-less-loneliness-in-old-age\"><\/span>4) Singles experience less loneliness in old age.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/c03t4n.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Do you think that if you are single you will grow old alone and your life will end alone? It&#8217;s all just a story.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Professor Kislev showed that there is little to no difference in feeling lonely between single people and married people. People who are married throughout their lives feel more lonely. Kislev found that married people were 50% more likely to feel lonely at age 60 than at age 30, and doubled at age 90.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-What-single-people-adopt-is-more-consistent-with-the-materialistic-values-of-our-time\"><\/span>5) What single people adopt is more consistent with the materialistic values of our time.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/4npy08.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Values around the world are becoming materialistic and individualistic. Increasingly, people value freedom, creativity, fun, and trying new things. This development has even become a cause for concern for some.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Concepts such as freedom, creativity, fun, and trying new things are minimal in married people.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-Singles-can-make-their-own-decisions-more-freely\"><\/span>6) Singles can make their own decisions more freely.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/5barpy.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">25% of married people emphasized that it is important to make their own decisions and be free. Among unmarried people, this rate was 29%.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-Achieving-success-is-very-important-for-single-people\"><\/span>7) Achieving success is very important for single people.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/l62pby.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Many single people said that if they got married, they would not have achieved the success they had achieved. Kislev found that singles value their achievements in life more on average than married individuals.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-Singles-get-more-happiness-from-social-activities\"><\/span>8) Singles get more happiness from social activities.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/asg13u.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">For all people, more sociability is linked to greater happiness. On average, people who go out with friends or do volunteer work are happier than people who are less social. Singles were found to take more action on these issues.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-Singles-get-more-happiness-from-post-materialistic-values\"><\/span>9) Singles get more happiness from post-materialistic values.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage coverImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/0b5ot6.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Contrary to many expert opinions, materialistic values do not make people unhappy. Unmarried people receive more happiness from post-materialistic values than married people.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Singles tend to care more about these values than married people, and they get more happiness from these values, even when they don&#8217;t care about these values more than married people.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-Singles-are-more-satisfied-with-the-work-they-do\"><\/span>10) Singles are more satisfied with the work they do.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/adolh0.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Previous research has shown that single people care more about meaningful jobs than married people. Kislev, on the other hand, looked at the links between job satisfaction and happiness in his analysis. Leaving aside issues of salary and convenience, Kislev concluded that single people are more satisfied with the work they do.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11-The-fact-that-single-people-are-self-sufficient-increases-their-happiness\"><\/span>11) The fact that single people are self-sufficient increases their happiness.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/immuez.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">A study comparing single people with married people found something striking. Single people, the more self-sufficient they are, the less negative emotions they experience.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12-Singles-positive-self-perceptions-are-more-strongly-linked-to-happiness\"><\/span>12) Singles&#8217; positive self-perceptions are more strongly linked to happiness.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/kernp4.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Not surprisingly, those who feel more positive about themselves are happier. Unmarried people get more happiness from their positive feelings about themselves. &#8220;The unmarried group is more happy with each additional lift in their positive-self-perception,&#8221; Kislev said. says.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13-For-singles-feeling-successful-and-valued-is-more-strongly-linked-to-happiness\"><\/span>13) For singles, feeling successful and valued is more strongly linked to happiness.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/5d20gc.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Another finding is that successful and valuable emotions are linked to positive emotions. Compared to people who are married, single people get more happiness from their sense of accomplishment.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numerous studies show that people are not happier when they are married than when they are single. This brings to mind the question: Why? Unmarried people naturally have different experiences than married people, so Professor Kislev has often studied the lives of people who have never been married or who have been married and divorced&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8293,"featured_media":133608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17554,17211],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-295759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-benefit","category-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}