Comparison of UK and US Norms
PREPARE Inventory 2003 Data
Data was collected from PREPARE Inventories taken in 2003.
The norms are almost identical so it was determined changes would not need to be made to the UK Version.
Norm Comparison of UK & US Prepare DataUK Sample (n=438) / US Sample (n=1000)
Area / Mean / Std. Dev / Mean / Std. Dev
Idealistic Distortion / 27.08 / 4.61 / 27.19 / 4.33
Marriage Expectations / 30.97 / 5.79 / 30.34 / 5.45
Personality Issues / 36.94 / 6.63 / 36.81 / 6.39
Communication / 39.50 / 5.77 / 39.82 / 5.68
Conflict Resolution / 35.57 / 5.15 / 35.93 / 5.64
Financial Management / 35.18 / 5.38 / 34.66 / 6.14
Leisure Activities / 38.43 / 4.46 / 38.16 / 4.84
Sexual Expectations / 38.05 / 4.31 / 38.36 / 4.21
Children & Parenting / 37.44 / 4.50 / 39.08 / 4.20
Family & Friends / 40.50 / 5.01 / 40.99 / 4.97
Role Relationship / 39.49 / 3.89 / 39.70 / 3.96
Spiritual Beliefs / 38.56 / 7.63 / 40.46 / 6.70
Couple Closeness / 42.91 / 4.12 / 43.38 / 3.87
Family Closeness / 35.75 / 6.65 / 36.49 / 6.35
Couple Flexibility / 38.25 / 4.39 / 39.20 / 4.25
Family Flexibility / 35.65 / 5.56 / 36.30 / 5.87
Assertiveness / 32.31 / 4.30 / 32.75 / 4.09
Self Confidence / 32.03 / 4.20 / 33.79 / 3.90
Avoidance / 30.01 / 4.30 / 30.21 / 4.43
Dominance / 30.08 / 5.39 / 30.10 / 5.30
Comparison of UK and US Norms
PREPARE-CC Inventory 2003 Data
Data was collected from PREPARE-CC Inventories taken in 2003.
The norms are almost identical so it was determined changes would not need to be made to the UK Version.
Norm Comparison of UK & US Prepare-CC DataUK Sample (n=526) / US Sample (n=1000)
Area / Mean / Std. Dev / Mean / Std. Dev
Idealistic Distortion / 27.95 / 4.20 / 27.46 / 4.45
Cohabitation Issues / 34.60 / 3.57 / 35.38 / 3.45
Personality Issues / 37.75 / 6.45 / 37.92 / 6.40
Communication / 38.74 / 5.96 / 39.04 / 6.07
Conflict Resolution / 34.89 / 5.38 / 35.95 / 5.34
Financial Management / 36.79 / 6.14 / 34.58 / 6.68
Leisure Activities / 38.80 / 4.66 / 38.30 / 4.82
Sexual Relationship / 40.34 / 5.40 / 40.46 / 5.27
Children & Parenting / 37.13 / 4.04 / 37.60 / 3.76
Family & Friends / 40.56 / 4.77 / 39.84 / 4.61
Role Relationship / 40.48 / 4.40 / 40.53 / 4.51
Spiritual Beliefs / 31.83 / 5.13 / 35.97 / 5.97
Couple Closeness / 42.65 / 4.33 / 43.09 / 4.27
Family Closeness / 35.64 / 6.27 / 35.31 / 7.09
Couple Flexibility / 38.56 / 4.29 / 38.97 / 4.62
Family Flexibility / 35.63 / 5.39 / 35.15 / 6.43
Assertiveness / 31.93 / 4.23 / 32.43 / 4.16
Self Confidence / 32.54 / 4.13 / 33.93 / 4.02
Avoidance / 29.87 / 4.51 / 30.62 / 4.51
Dominance / 30.95 / 5.10 / 31.11 / 5.27