crystle600188 Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 Hello there, my name is Caitlyn and I have been in an amazing long distance relationship for 1 year, and 8 months. Because of my personal connection with this topic, I am conducting a study. In order to help me with this study, all you need to do is answer this quick, 3 question survey found here http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MHR7M97 Please help me out, I need a lot of data in order to create an accurate conclusion
everlast Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 hei, what is your study about exactly? can we see what you found out when you're finish? always happy to help
Author crystle600188 Posted December 17, 2010 Author Posted December 17, 2010 hei, what is your study about exactly? can we see what you found out when you're finish? always happy to help Hi there! I was wondering if any one was going to provide feedback on this topic. Basically I am conducting a study to find out if their is a correlation between the distance of SO's, and the healthiness of their relationship. So far I've had 26 responses. Surprisingly enough, it would seem that the healthiness of the relationship actually tends to go UP as the distance does, isn't that interesting? So far all I have is raw data because I truly need a lot before I can do anything with it. But I will be doing mathematical tests to find out whether in fact there is a correlation between the two, and I would be happy to share my results with everyone here (:
everlast Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 haha, interesting! as long as its healthy hei, good luck and keep us up-dated
Nlelith Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 I answered and am interested in the results.
creighton0123 Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Hi there! I was wondering if any one was going to provide feedback on this topic. Basically I am conducting a study to find out if their is a correlation between the distance of SO's, and the healthiness of their relationship. So far I've had 26 responses. Surprisingly enough, it would seem that the healthiness of the relationship actually tends to go UP as the distance does, isn't that interesting? So far all I have is raw data because I truly need a lot before I can do anything with it. But I will be doing mathematical tests to find out whether in fact there is a correlation between the two, and I would be happy to share my results with everyone here (: There can be a number of reasons for this. In shorter distance LDR's, (less than two hours travel time by car and less than 3 hour time difference) tend to include more college students, separated through studying in different universities. As college students, the combination of academic stress, work stress, and money can put more of a strain on the relationship. Dating experience is also less, making for a more rocky start. The time difference is also less practical. For full time workers in a < 3 hour time difference, the time to communicate cannot happen in the morning and is limited at night to 9PM-1AM'ish during the week. Distance wise, a smaller distance that is drivable can also create conflict in the "who will travel to who" problem and can be extremely financially burdening. For longer distance relationships, meaning international, the time difference can be more practical. An 8-14 hour time difference favors communication both in the morning and in the evening. International couples often include people who meet and one partner going away for a short time for studies or work abroad. While it can include younger men and women, my experience tells me that those in international LDR's tend to be college graduates or older, leaning towards more dating experience and the practicality and ability is increased, meaning more focus on when the distance will end and more of an availability to make the distance end in a reasonable amount of time. Compared to college couples, older couples also tend to work more and socialize less, reducing the chances of feelings of resentment due to an absent partner in social situations. While it might be too late, it might be relevant to ask for age comparisons (age of survey taker, age of partner), reason for distance separation, past longevity of distance separation, time until the end of distance separation if known, combined income level, as well as a 200 character limit box to fill in the reason for distance separation. But you seem like you're doing a mathematical study, not a sociological one.
creighton0123 Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Given enough samples, you may find that the results even out. If you chart distance to happiness, a large enough sample size may not return readable results. How do you intend to factor into the equation the number of times per period the couple sees one another?
aerogurl87 Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 I answered too, lol. I just didn't post here. But yeah I'm interested in what the results will be as well. That's interesting though that so far you've seen that people view their relationship as being healthier the farther away their SO is. My theory is that maybe those in a LDR involving greater distance have alot more to risk than those in a LDR with a shorter distance. The risk of either failing is about the same, but for those who live farther away they have more money to spend on visits, less time to see each other (both for frequency and sometimes duration), and so if the relationship isn't very healthy the relationship is more likely to end. Whereas with those in a shorter distance LDR, although the risks are the same they are comparatively smaller money and time wise. Therefore, a person is more prone to stay in a somewhat healthy LDR involving a shorter distance than someone would be willing to stay in the same relationship in a LDR of greater distance.
Citizen Erased Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 I answered. My LDR has perhaps a longer distance than pretty much anyone else on here and we are crazy happy.
JustJoe Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 That has nothing to do with distance, CE. It's just that you two are hormonal.
Citizen Erased Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 That has nothing to do with distance, CE. It's just that you two are hormonal. I think it's a little beyond just that...but yeah, that contributes.
JustJoe Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 BTW, where are you guys getting hitched? In the US or downunder? I want to know so I came come over drunk and create a big scene. Sorry for the T/J.
Citizen Erased Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 BTW, where are you guys getting hitched? In the US or downunder? I want to know so I came come over drunk and create a big scene. Sorry for the T/J. US. And you're more than welcome.
Author crystle600188 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Posted December 18, 2010 Thanks for all the data guys so far I have collected 34 responses. To answer previous questions I can not really take in to consideration the age of the relationship and other factors, because in order to test if there is a correlation there needs to be only two numerical factors. After the data is collected I can conduct a kai-square test to find if there is truly a correlation. If someone is not familiar with this system A correlation of 1 indicates a perfect, linear, positive correlation. something like a .9 would be a strong correlation .6 would a very moderate correlation. And so on and so forth
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