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Four types of premarital couples: An empirical typology based on PREPARE

Blaine J. Fowers, David H. Olson
1992 Journal of family psychology  

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This study identified 4 types of engaged couples from a sample of 5,030 couples, using the premarital inventory PREPARE. Profiles were derived using a 3-stage clustering analytic procedure, including an exploratory cluster analysis, a replication of the exploratory results, and a crossvalidation analysis, all of which indicated that the 4-cluster solution was the best. The VITALIZED couples (28%) reported high scores on all dimensions. HARMONIOUS couples (27%) had moderately positive
more » ... p quality. TRADITIONAL couples (23%) had moderately low intrarelationship scores but scored higher on scales assessing planning for marriage. CONFLICTED couples (22%) were characterized by pervasively low scores.
doi:10.1037/0893-3200.6.1.10 fatcat:g6htuq4fk5aqnhto7axxgaxh54
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Blaine J. Fowers, David H. Olson. "Four types of premarital couples: An empirical typology based on PREPARE." Journal of family psychology 6.1 (1992) 10-21