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This Dataset is taken from external source https://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Divorce+Predictors+data+set.
Divorce Predictors dataset is consist of 54 questionnaire which carried out by using the Divorce Predictors Scale (DPS) on the basis of Gottman couples therapy. Questionnaire was taken place in Turkey. The participants consist of 84 (49%) were divorced and 86 (51%) were married couples.
Other Notes are :
a)The ages of the participants ranged from 20 to 63 (X̄= 36.04, SD = 9.34)
b)The participants, 74 (43.5%) were married for love, and 96 (56.5%) were married in an arranged marriage
c)127 (74.7%) of the participants had children, 43 (25.3%) had no children
d)18 (10.58%) of the participants were primary school graduate, 15 (8.8%) were secondary school graduate, 33 (19.41%) were high school graduate, 88 (51.76%) were college graduate, and 15 (8.8%) had master’s degree
e) Monthly income are 34 (20%) individuals had under 2000 TL, 54 (31.76%) had between 2001-3000 TL, 28 (16.47%) had between 3001-4000 TL and 54 (31.76%) individuals had a monthly income over 4000 TL
The ist of Questionnaire:
1.When one of us apologizes when our discussions go bad, the issue does not extend.
2.I know we can ignore our differences, even if things get hard sometimes.
3.When we need to, we can take our discussions from the beginning and correct it.
4.When I argue with my spouse, it will eventually work for me to contact him.
5.The time I spent with my spouse is special for us.
6.We don’t have time at home as partners.
7.We are like two strangers who share the same environment at home rather than family.
8.I enjoy our holidays with my spouse.
9.I enjoy traveling with my spouse.
10.My spouse and most of our goals are common.
11.I think that some day, my spouse and I will bee in harmony with each other.
12.My spouse and I have similar values regarding personal freedom.
13.My spouse and I have similar entertainment.
14.Most of our goals in regards to people (children, friends, etc.) are the same.
15.My dreams of living are similar and harmonious with those of my spouse.
16.I’m compatible with my spouse about what love should be.
17.I share the same views with my spouse about being happy.
18.My spouse and I have similar ideas about how marriage should be.
19.My spouse and I have similar ideas about how roles should be in marriage.
20.My spouse and I have similar values regarding trust.
21.I know exactly what my spouse likes.
22.I know how my spouse wants to be taken care of when she’s sick.
23.I know my spouse’s favorite food.
24.I can tell you what kind of stress my spouse is having in life.
25.I have knowledge of my spouse’s inner world.
26.I know my spouse’s basic concerns.
27.I know what my spouse’s current sources of stress are.
28.I know my spouse’s hopes and wishes.
29.I know my spouse very well.
30.I know my spouse’s friends and their social relationships.
31.I feel aggressive when I argue with my spouse.
32.When discussing with my spouse, I usually use expressions such as X, Y, Z.
33.I can use negative statements about my spouse’s personality during our discussions.
34.I can use offensive expressions during our discussions.
35.I can insult our discussions.
36.I can be humiliating when we argue.
37.My argument with my spouse is not calm.
38.I hate my spouse’s way of bringing it up.
39.Fights often occur suddenly.
40.We’re just starting a fight before I know what’s going on.
41.When I talk to my spouse about something, my calm suddenly breaks.
42.When I argue with my spouse, it only snaps in and I don’t say a word.
43.I’m mostly willing to calm the environment a little bit.
44.Sometimes I think it’s good for me to leave home for a while.
45.I’d rather stay silent than argue with my spouse.
46.Even if I’m right in the argument, I’m willing not to upset the other side.
47.When I argue with my spouse, I remain silent because I am afraid of not being able to control my anger.
48.I feel right in our discussions.
49.I have nothing to do with what I’ve been accused of.
50.I’m not actually the one who’s guilty of what I’m accused of.
51.I’m not the one who’s wrong about problems at home.
52.I wouldn’t hesitate to tell her about my spouse’s inadequacy.
53.I remind my spouse of her inadequacies during our discussion.
54.I’m not afraid to tell her about my spouse’s incompetence.
Target Variable –> Class, 0-Not Divorce ; 1-Potential Divorce