The Relationship of Mental Health to Marital Choice and Courtship Progress

Bibliographic Data

ID2586342
AuthorsBernard I Murstein (corresponding author)
Year1967
Volume29
Issue3
Pages447
Publication date1967-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/349580
OpenAlexW2317608125
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Ninety-nine couples either engaged or going steady' received the MAfPI and six months later received a follow-up questionnaire inquiring whether the couples had progressed in their courtship. Variables investigated included anxiety, ego strength, neurotic triad, repression, and a global assessment of the MMPI by a clinician. Results showed as predicted that (a) couples showed a significant correlation in mental health, (b) couples similar in mental health progressed further in courtship than dissimilar couples, and (c) the mental health of the man but not hat of the woman was related to courtship progress

Anxiety · Courtship · Developmental psychology · Mental health · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Neuroticism · Personality · Psychiatry · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology

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