RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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causally related
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dependent variables
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independent variables
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negatively correlated
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Detailed explanation-1: -Marital dissatisfaction is most often related to a spouse’s emotional instability, but dissatisfaction is also related to having a partner who is low in Conscientiousness, low in Agreeableness, and low in Openness/intellect.
Detailed explanation-2: -The average of total score of marital satisfaction of the older adults was 107.89±12.3 and 222 subjects (55.5%) had a high marital satisfaction. The mean score marital satisfaction was 110.9 (9.8) in men with and 109.7 (10.6) in women.
Detailed explanation-3: -To some people, marriage seems to worsen things. Generally, satisfaction with marriage declines over time, starting, on average, in the second year of marriage.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Link between Marital Histories and Well-being First, they are consistent in direction: marriage was associated with higher life satisfaction compared to divorce/singlehood. This is consistent with a large body of literature showing higher levels of life satisfaction among married individuals.