7 TYPES OF MARRIAGE - EMPIRICAL TYPOLOGY BASED ON ENRICH

Using ENRICH, a computerized marriage assessment tool (Olson, Fournier & Druckman, 1986), data from 8,385 couples was collected across nine dimensions of their marriage. The data was analyzed in two phases - cl uster structure seeking and classification phases - by three different clustering methods (inverse factor analysis, hierarchical agglomerati ve, and k-means cluster analysis). Seven types of marriage were identi fied: Devitalized couples (40%), Financially focused couples (11%), Co nflicted couples (14%), Traditional couples (10%), Balanced couples (8 0%), Harmonious couples (8%), and Vitalized couples (9%). The multidim ensional profiles are described in relation to global measure of marit al satisfaction, demographic characteristics, and clinical and researc h implications.