Ninety-nine couples either engaged or going steady' received the MAfPI and six months later received a follow-up questionnaire inquiring whether the couples had progressed in their courtship. Variables investigated included anxiety, ego strength, neurotic triad, repression, and a global assessment of the MMPI by a clinician. Results showed as predicted that (a) couples showed a significant correlation in mental health, (b) couples similar in mental health progressed further in courtship than dissimilar couples, and (c) the mental health of the man but not hat of the woman was related to courtship progress.
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Bernard I. Murstein (1967) studied this question.