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Peer reviewedLarson, Jeffry H.; Holman, Thomas B. – Family Relations, 1994
Reviews research on premarital factors associated with later marital quality and stability in first marriages. Three major categories of factors are described, including background and context, individual traits and behaviors, and couple interactional processes. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal research are summarized. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction, Marital Status, Marriage
Direct linkLarson, Jeffry H.; Hickman, Rachel – Family Relations, 2004
We evaluated 10 college marriage textbooks for their efficacy in teaching the premarital predictors of marital quality identified in the literature. They also were evaluated on their use of an integrative teaching approach that personalizes the content for readers and assists readers in learning, remembering, and using the information in their own…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Teaching Methods, Marriage, Marital Satisfaction
Peer reviewedCobb, Nathan P.; Larson, Jeffry H.; Watson, Wendy L. – Family Relations, 2003
The 32-item Attitudes about Romance and Mate Selection Scale (ARMSS) was developed to measure constraining beliefs about mate selection. Results of factor analysis showed few gender differences in the degree to which constraining beliefs about mate selection are held by single young adults. However, significant differences were found when age,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Ethnicity, Factor Analysis
