Citation

Bernard J. Am. J. Sociol. 1933; 39(2): 194-203.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1933, University of Chicago Press)

DOI

10.1086/216370

PMID

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Abstract

A study was made of 252 married individuals representing 146 marriages. Of these, 31 were clinical cases. The sample was younger and more highly educated thant the general population, with smaller families and better economic status than average. The distribution of marital satisfaction showed a very marked negative skew. Three important points in the curve were the average, the indifference point (score of 50), and the success-failure point (66 for women, 68 for men). Brief clinical summaries are presented to give qualitative insight into the meaning of various scores.