Relationship Quality and Sexuality: A Latent Profile Analysis of Long-term Heterosexual and LGB Long-term Partnerships.

: Drawing on survey data ( = 7,826) collected in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States, this paper examines whether sexual orientation is a differentiating factor in explaining relationship quality and maintenance. Previous research suggests that sexual orientation is not significant in determining relationship satisfaction; however, these analyses have used traditional variable driven approaches, which do not provide an holistic view of the relationship by considering the unique combination of characteristics.: In this study, latent profile analyses were used, which is a person-centered approach that allows for identification of different types of long-term relationships.

Measuring Relationship Quality in an International Study: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Validity.

Objective: This study reports on the operationalization and testing of the newly developed Relationship Quality (RQ) scale, designed to assess an individual's perception of his or her RQ in their current partnership.

Methods: Data were generated through extended sampling from an original U.K.