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A Researcher Is Interested in Studying Changes in Marital Satisfaction

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A researcher is interested in studying changes in marital satisfaction over the course of marriage. She hypothesizes that marital satisfaction is highest when couples are newly married, that it decreases during the middle years of marriage, but rises again during later years of marriage. In order to test her hypothesis, she recruits fifty married couples within each of the following conditions: (1) married less than 10 years; (2) married 15-20 years; (3) married more than 25 years. All 150 couples (50 from each condition) complete a standardized measure of marital satisfaction.
What is the independent variable?


Definitions:

Individuation

The young adult’s process of becoming an individual by means of integrating his or her own values and beliefs with those of his or her parents and society at large.

Values and Beliefs

Fundamental principles or ideas that individuals hold to be true and that motivate behaviors and decisions.

Parents and Society

The relationship and interactive dynamics between parental influences and the broader societal norms and values that shape the development of individuals.

Friends and Peers

Social relationships with individuals of similar age or status, crucial for emotional support, identity formation, and learning social norms and behaviors.

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