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Pre-marital cohabitation
Pre-marital cohabitation

Author(s): Dorota Alina Ruszkiewicz
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: before marriage cohabitation; engaged couple; relationship quality; decisions of marriage; housing situation

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is gaining knowledge of the quality of life of cohabitating engaged couples. The research procedures are focused on the following issues: reasons for making decisions about moving in together, period of time since meeting each other, after which the decision of leaving together was made, the housing situation, the affianced couple judgment of the relationship quality after moving in together, drawbacks of living together before marriage as observed by respondents, the background of the decisions of marriage made by the engaged couple after leaving together. The study, which included 94 respondents, i.e. 47 engaged couples living together, used a method of diagnostic survey. A questionnaire and an interview were used as methods of research.

  • Issue Year: 4/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-98
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English