Acitelli, L. K. (1997). Sampling couples to understand them: Mixing the theoretical with the practical. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 14, 243-261.
acitelliA data frame with 296 rows and 16 variables:
each couple has 1 couple id
each couple has 1 value for years married (centered; 11.214 subtracted)
A variable to distinguish the two members (1 and 2)
-1 Female; 1 Male
Mean of positive self variables (uncentered)
Mean of positive partner variables (uncentered)(both variables the average of Cooperative, Mature, Friendly, Hard Working and Care about Others)
Mean of four variables (theoretical range from 1 to 4)
Mean of two disagreement and tension (theoretical range from 1 to 4)
Perception of having similar hobbies (1 = very true; 0 = somewhat true; -1 = not at all true)
-1 Female; 1 Male
Mean of positive self variables (uncentered)
Mean of positive partner variables (uncentered) (both variables the average of Cooperative, Mature, Friendly, Hard Working and Care about Others)
Mean of four variables (theoretical range from 1 to 4)
Mean of two disagreement and tension (theoretical range from 1 to 4)
Perception of having similar hobbies (1 = very true; 0 = somewhat true; -1 = not at all true)
String variable with Husband and Wife