There was only one significant difference between those who cohabited after engagement and those who did not cohabit premaritally.
Which was what?
As for looking at divorce, I guess this study might have been hampered in that respect by the fact that it was conducted only 10 months after marriage.
THe other thing was that this paper cited 3 other studies that said that that controlling for independent variables eliminated the significant relationship between cohabitation and marital problems. They were:
I'll check them out, especially as they appear in contradiction to the study I've already posted
I guess more to the point, though, is this- do they indicate that cohabiting is ever helpful to marriage, after controlling for variables?
And still more to the point, since I guess you still think my reasoning about the cause of the decline in marriage is all wet- to what do you attribute that decline?
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."
Which was what?
As for looking at divorce, I guess this study might have been hampered in that respect by the fact that it was conducted only 10 months after marriage.
THe other thing was that this paper cited 3 other studies that said that that controlling for independent variables eliminated the significant relationship between cohabitation and marital problems. They were:
I'll check them out, especially as they appear in contradiction to the study I've already posted
I guess more to the point, though, is this- do they indicate that cohabiting is ever helpful to marriage, after controlling for variables?
And still more to the point, since I guess you still think my reasoning about the cause of the decline in marriage is all wet- to what do you attribute that decline?
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."