Close relationships can perpetuate individual health problems

Human problems rarely occur in a vacuum, but persist as part of ongoing social interaction in which causes and effects are interwoven. One person's behaviour can set the stage for what another does. A new study in the journal Family Process reveals that smoking can promote emotional connection for couples when both partners smoke. Health-compromising behaviours, such as smoking or weight gain, may sometimes persist because they preserve stability in a vital close relationship...

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