How do you and your partner prefer to deal with relationship problems?
Help improve our understanding of how people in relationships prefer to deal with their relationship problems by completing a short questionnaire. For your contribution we will send you a free report and relationship profile that will give you an insight into your relationship preferences and how you compare with other people similar to you.
Who is conducting this research?
Who can participate in this project?
Everyone over the age of 18 who is currently involved in a relationship with an exclusive partner is eligible to participate in this project. We are investigating couples with respect to their relationship length so whether you have been together for 3 months or 3 decades we invite both you and your partner to complete the questionnaire.
What kinds of questions are in the questionnaire?
The questionnaire has six main sections which cover: individual demographics, preferences for initiating or avoiding the discussion of relationship problems, personality beliefs, frequency of particular conflict behaviours, how conflict escalates between you and your partner and your relationship satisfaction.
A number of these sections will assess your responses in relation to your view of yourself and your view of your partner. To respect your privacy, none of your responses regarding your relationship satisfaction will be included in the report or relationship profile.
What information will the report and relationship profile contain?
The report will consist of response summaries from all of the participants and the plain-language results from the research analysis. The relationship profile will compare your results to other participants matched to your gender, sexuality and age group. Note that these documents are provided for the purpose of your self-education and have no diagnostic application. After you have received your report and relationship profile you will be invited to participate in a voluntary follow-up questionnaire.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- How long does the questionnaire to take to fill out?
The questionnaire should take around 20 minutes to complete. In case you are interrupted, you have the ability to save your responses and return to the questionnaire at any time.
Additionally, the questionnaire is compatible with iPhone and Android devices so you may complete it in any location that is convenient for you.
- What if my partner doesn't want to do the questionnaire?
Please complete the questionnaire even if your partner may not be willing or able to do so. We will still send you your report and profile so that you can better understand your own relationship preferences.
- Why can't I get my report/profile right now?
The reports and profiles will be produced after data collection is complete. To demonstrate how you compare to other participants, all the data must be collected first. This process takes time, but we thank you for your patience.
- Does my relationship profile tell me all about my partner's responses?
For the sake of your privacy and your partner's privacy, all reports and profiles do not contain details of partner responses. The decision to share your profile with your partner is up to you.
- What if I feel distressed after completing the questionnaire?
In the event that you or your partner experience distress after completing the questionnaire and would like to discuss this with someone, free telephone counselling is available nationwide in Australia via Lifeline Australia (13 11 14).
- My partner and I have difficultly with conflict; can you give me any advice?
- This is an interesting research project! How else can I help you?
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please contact the researcher (jaohara@swin.edu.au) or research supervisor (ccritchley@swin.edu.au). If you have any complaint about the way this project has been conducted, or a query that the research supervisor is unable to satisfy, please contact the Research Ethics Officer via telephone in Australia (03 9214 5218) or email at: resethics@swin.edu.au.
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