California Psychological Inventory Factors and Non-Marital Cohabitants
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Authors
Hadar, Meir
Issue Date
1977-11
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
California psychological inventory , Cohabitation
Alternative Title
Abstract
Forty-two cohabitating males and 39 cohabitating females lived together without marriage an average for 14 months, their average age was 24.0 for males and 22.5 for females. The above cohabitants were compared with control groups for personality differences. The control groups consisted of unmarried single individuals with no cohabitation experience. There were 85 males and 81 females, the average age was 25.1 for males and 23.5 for females. Subject and control groups were selected on the basis of demographic and sociological background to obtain subjects from similar populations. All subjects were administered a questionnaire and the California Psychological Inventory (CPI). For both males and females, 19 of the 36 comparisons on the CPI reached significance at or beyond the .05 level. Five of the scales reached significance at or beyond .01 level. The overall trend of the data supports the hypothesis that the CPI differenciates cohabitants from non-cohabitants. Cohabitants scored significantly higher on: Self-acceptance, Sociability, Tolerance, and Flexibility. There was no significant difference on the Dominance scale. In addition, the CPI significantly differentiates cohabitants from non-cohabitants on Socialization, Good-Impression (negative relation), Achievement via Independence, Psychological Mindedness, and Femininity scale. Male cohabitants are significantly more feminine than their control group, and female cohabitants are significantly less feminine than their non-cohabitating peers.
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Citation
M. Hadar, "California Psychological Inventory Factors and Non-Marital Cohabitants", Thesis, School of Arts & Sciences, Univ. of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, 1977.