Relationships Australia is pleased to announce the release of Relationship Indicators 2022.<\/p>\n
The Relationship Indicators project is a nationally representative survey into the state of relationships in Australia. These findings inform our efforts to support all Australians to achieve positive and respectful relationships. The results can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Relationships Australia had previously conducted the Relationships Indicators Survey from 1998-2011. In response to the enormous effects of the pandemic and other challenges in recent years, we recognised a shift in relationships and were interested in gaining a better understanding of these changes at a national level. In response, Relationships Australia decided to reinvigorate the project with a renewed focus on research design and method. You can find out more about this in our technical report.<\/a><\/p>\n The findings of Relationship Indicators 2022 tell us that all types of relationships are extremely important for our wellbeing and satisfaction with life. They also prevent loneliness and mental ill-health. However, relationships are challenged by internal and external pressures and an inability or unwillingness to seek help when issues arise.<\/p>\n The continued impact of the pandemic and the rising cost of living was evident throughout the report. For example:<\/p>\n Respondents were able to choose as many pressures as they liked. 20% of Australians chose several of these pressures together, suggesting that they operate concurrently.<\/p>\n The study also found concerning increases to the levels of loneliness in Australia. For example:<\/p>\n Loneliness has been associated with poor physical health outcomes, mental ill-health and suicidality.<\/p>\n Despite these challenges, the report also uncovered an inability or unwillingness to seek help when relationship issues arise.<\/p>\n This trend was especially true for men, who were found to be struggling to connect socially and emotionally throughout the report. For example:<\/p>\n Relationship Indicators 2022 provides insight into the integral role relationships play across the lifespan, affecting wellbeing, loneliness, safety and more. The full results can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Relationships Australia believes that this report has demonstrated the integral role relationships play for our health, wellbeing and happiness.\u00a0 The survey reveals the significant need to support people across the country to maintain healthy and respectful relationships, particularly in light of the many, often concurrent, pressures that people in Australia currently face. From these findings, we can see that support services must be tailored to meet the needs of various communities, and targeted at responding to the external pressures that people face in these uncertain times. The findings from this research will be used to support our service provision and advocacy efforts to achieve a society where respectful relationships flourish.<\/p>\n To assist people to navigate and analyse the findings on their own, Relationships Australia has created a dashboard, technical report and a variety of fact sheets to accompany the full report. The dashboard provides an interactive visualisation of the data and presents all the data we collected in one place. These can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n To celebrate the release of Relationship Indicators 2022, Relationships Australia hosted a webinar on November 15. The webinar covered key findings, recommendations, and avenues for future research. \u00a0A recording of this webinar can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Relationships Australia is pleased to announce the release of Relationship Indicators 2022. 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