Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (N = 4,190), this study examined adolescents' reports of primary confidants. Results showed that nearly 30% of adolescents aged 16-18 nominated mothers as primary confidants, 25% nominated romantic partners, and 20% nominated friends. Nominating romantic partners or friends was related…

It was found that the going-together couples held traditional orientations toward each other with commitment to marriage forming a strong part of this orientation. The effects on marriage rates for living-together couples were seen to depend upon which of the partner's positions prevailed. (Author)

Support for a hypothesis of association was found. Husband-wife consensus, as perceived by the wife, was associated with the wife's satisfaction with household organization and with the amount to help received from family members. The age of the oldest child had a significant influence on the wife's satisfaction. (Author)

This study provides some support for Waller's principle of least interest and Miller and Swanson's conceptualizations. Males rather than females were less interested and committed to continuing their current dating relationships, and those least interested were males who were reared in entrepreneurial homes. (Author)