Do Orthodox Couples Have Happier Marriages?
Aleinu’s commitment to Jewish
marriage and family life has made the news!
Jewish Action, the Magazine of
the Orthodox Union, has published the findings of a very significant study that
analyzes the question, “Do Orthodox Couples Have Happier Marriages?” The
anonymous Aleinu Marital Satisfaction Survey, which took place from January to
March 2009, targeted the Orthodox community and focused upon the many facets of
marital satisfaction and dissatisfaction.
The
survey was coordinated in conjunction with Aleinu Family Resource Center, a
program of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, and the Rabbinical Council of
California. Raw data were collected by OTX, a California institute of the
behavioral sciences. The study expanded upon a similar project conducted in
March 2008 by Deborah Fox, director of Aleinu Family Resource Center at Jewish
Family Service of Los Angeles.
The Aleinu Marital Survey in the Orthodox Union's Jewish Action magazine
OU Marriage Survey: Do Frum Couples Have Happier Marriages?
The survey attracted 3,760 respondents from around the world, a large number relative to similar studies of marriage and family. The vast majority of the respondents— 83 percent—were from North America, mostly from the United States. Some 11 percent were from Israel. Of the total respondents, 59 percent were women and 41 percent were men. read more >>
Major Marriage Challenges
We often have the tendency to look for the “tzuris.” There certainly are enough problems to go around, and because the negatives tend to tug at our heartstrings and play into our fears, they become our focus and preoccupation. Fortunately, the recent OU-sponsored Aleinu Marital Satisfaction Survey has given us something very positive to focus on: the state of marriage in our communities. read more >>