Dateabase

Find your match with science.

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Every divorce starts as a love story. So what makes people stay together?

We’re building a dating app that pairs people using real relationship science instead of just photos. Before it goes live to real people, we’re running a study to make sure the predictors hold up.

Time
About 15 minutes
Who
Couples in a long-term relationship or marriage, living in the US, at least 25 years old. Both partners must participate to qualify.
Covers
Your experience in past relationships, satisfaction in your current one, and the core beliefs and characteristics that make you you.
Privacy
Confidential and de-identified. Voluntary participation, withdraw at any point.
Report
Couples who take this survey get a free insights report on their relationship, based on Funk & Rogge’s leading measure, the Couple Satisfaction Index. Thank you for helping us solve for L!
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Invitation and informed consent

You are invited to participate in a research study that explores how compatibility impacts satisfaction and longevity in romantic relationships. Your responses would test whether a compatibility model pairing people using validated relationship science holds up under real conditions.

Scope and Commitment

15 minutes to complete on average. Questions address your experience in past relationships, satisfaction in your current relationship, core beliefs and personal characteristics that make you you.

Confidentiality and Data Privacy

Responses are confidential and de-identified. Your response data will be stored securely and your name will not be associated with any research findings.

Voluntary Participation

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. If you agree to participate, you are free to withdraw at any point. If you choose to withdraw, your partial responses will be discarded.

Risks and Benefits

Survey questions involve reflecting on your personal experiences in romantic relationships, which may be triggering, depending on your background. You can skip anything causing distress.

Contact

If there are any questions or concerns about this research, please contact hello@dateabaseapp.com. When this study is complete, you may view our research findings on our website www.dateabaseapp.com.

References

Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. (2000). An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(2), 350–365. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.78.2.350

Funk, J. L., & Rogge, R. D. (2007). Testing the ruler with item response theory: increasing precision of measurement for relationship satisfaction with the Couples Satisfaction Index. Journal of Family Psychology, 21(4), 572–583. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.21.4.572

Johnson, J. A. (2014). Measuring thirty facets of the five factor model with a 120-item public domain inventory: Development of the IPIP-NEO-120. Journal of Research in Personality, 51, 78–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2014.05.003