Study Kamp Dush & Amato (2005): study US 1992
- Public
- 19+ aged, United States, 1992-97
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 691
- Non Response
- not reported
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Relationship happiness
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- alpha=.82
- Remarks
- Only 'non-formally married' respondents (N=473)
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on questions about:
a: the extent to which their partners understand them
b: the amount of love they receive from their partners
c: the extent to which their partners agree about things
d: the activities they share with their partners
e: their partner's faithfulness
f: the overall quality of their relationship
g: the comparison of their relationship with most other relationships
a-f: rated on a 3-point numerical scale:(1= not very happy; 2= pretty happy; 3= very happy)
g: rated on a 3-point numerical scale:(1= not as good as most; 2= about the same as most; 3= better than most).
The total score was based on the mean of the seven items.