When College Students Were Asked to Rate the Most Important

question 58

Multiple Choice

When college students were asked to rate the most important criteria for deciding when someone is ready to get married, what was the most consistently endorsed item?

• A) capacity for intimacy
• B) being physically mature enough to have a child
• C) being emotionally mature enough to have a child
• D) being financially secure

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Definitions:

Coercion

The act of compelling someone to act in a certain way by force or threat.

Force Field Analysis

A decision-making technique that analyzes the forces for and against a change to identify if the change is viable.

Unfreezing

A stage in the change process where existing behaviors or attitudes are questioned, making individuals or organizations ready for change.

Sensitivity Training

A form of training aimed at helping individuals understand and respect their own emotions and those of others to improve interpersonal relationships.