You Have Decided to Conduct a Research Study Examining the Relationship

question 42

Multiple Choice

You have decided to conduct a research study examining the relationship between depression and relationship satisfaction.To do this you have collected a sample of 120 newlywed couples.In 40 of the couples,neither partner is depressed;in 40 of the couples,one partner is depressed;in the remaining 40 couples,both partners are depressed.You plan to assess both members of each couple on relationship satisfaction and depression every 6 months for the first 5 years of marriage.What type of design is this study?

• A) correlational and cross-sectional
• B) correlational and longitudinal
• C) experimental and cross-sectional
• D) experimental and longitudinal

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