TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1933//
TI  - The Distribution of Success in Marriage
JO  - American journal of sociology
A1  - Bernard, J.
SP  - 194
EP  - 203
VL  - 39
IS  - 2
N2  - 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.<p />
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SN  - 0002-9602
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/216370
ID  - ref1
ER  -