2018年6月大学英语六级听力常考时文：Work, Motherhood a Healthy Combo for Women思维导图

Jugglingacareeralongwithbeingawifeorpartnerandparentmayhelptokeepwomenhealthy,scientistssaidonMonday.AfteranalyzingdatafromastudythattrackedthehealthofBritonsbornin1946,theyfoundthatwomenwhohadmultipleroleswerelesslikelythanhomemakers,singlemothersorchildlessfemalestoreportpoorhealthortobeobeseinmiddleage."Womenwhooccupiedmultiplerolesoverthelongtermreportedrelativelygoodhealthatage54,"saidDrAnneMcMunn,ofUniversity

CollegeLondon."Itlookslikewomenarerelativelyhealthyasaresultofcombiningworkandfamilylife."InthestudypublishedintheJournalofEpidemiologyandCommunityHealth,McMunnandherteamanalyzedself-reportedhealthrecordsofmorethan2,000womenattheagesof26and54andtheirbodymassindex,amethodofmeasuringobesity.Informationontheirmaritalstatus,workhistoryandwhethertheyhadchildrenwasalsoincluded.Theresearchersfoundthatwomenwhohadbeenhomemakersmostoftheirlivesweremostlikelytoreportpoorhealth,followedbysinglemothersandchildlesswomen.Homemakerstendedtogainweightmorequicklyandhadthehighestrateofobesityat38percentwhilewomenwhowereemployees,wivesandmothershadthelowest.McMunnsaidithasbeenknownforsometimethatwomenwhocombineemploymentwithmotherhoodandpartnershiphavebetterhealth.Butitwasnotclearwhethertheywereworkingandhavingchildrenbecausetheywerehealthy,orwhethertheywerehealthybecausetheywerecombiningthetwo.