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July 16, 2026Law and Human Behavior

Attitudes and intentions toward prenuptial marriage contracts.

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NCNicolyn CharlotSJSamantha JoelCHClaire Houston

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Overview

Randomized trial examines beliefs and information impact on attitudes toward prenuptial agreements, indicating significant implications for policy.

Key Points

  • This research aims to identify predictors of attitudes and intentions toward prenuptial marriage contracts and explore how these can be influenced.
  • Conducted two studies to assess predictors of attitudes toward prenuptial agreements.
  • Randomly assigned participants to read about prenuptial agreements or an unrelated topic.
  • Gathered demographic, individual, and relationship characteristics to analyze their impact.
  • Beliefs about prenuptial contracts were stronger predictors of attitudes than demographic or relationship factors.
  • Individuals informed about prenuptial agreements reported more positive attitudes compared to those who were not.
  • Overall, perceptions of prenuptial contracts accounted for more variance in attitudes and intentions than personal traits.

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Charlot et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5874652b46c88ba9ad07c2https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000598
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