Lives & Relationships Study

Principal Investigator: David Frost

The Lives & Relationships Study began in 2008 as a brief Internet-based survey of people who were members of a wide diversity of romantic relationships (e.g., heterosexual, same-sex, interracial, age-gap, monogamous, open, interfaith relationships). The study focused on a multitude of factors ranging from intimacy and relationship quality to psychological well-being and mental health. Due to an overwhelmingly positive initial response to the study, additional waves of data collection have been conducted and will continue. Approximately 2,000 participants residing in every US state and Canadian province have participated in the first and second waves of data collection and are in line to be contacted for Wave 3 of the study, beginning in March 2010.

Recent Updates:

• Study is currently in data analysis phase
• A third wave of data collection will begin in March 2010.
• Richard Garcia, SXS MA Candidate '10, joined the team in Fall 2009 as a Research Assistant