The Project

Thanks for visiting CREATE, the Couple Relationships and Transition Experiences project. A randomized, nationally representative sample of newly married couples in the United States of America. Through self-report surveys we are gathering data to help understand how marriage relationships develop over time. We hope to be able to identify and disseminate the factors, traits, and practices that lead to strong marriages.

Click here to learn more and see what the CREATE Project is learning!

On October 20, 2016 we closed the first wave of data collection. The response was better than anticipated. 4,000 households took the survey! In 1,894 of those households both spouses participated. Since 2016 we have collected three more waves of data. This helps the CREATE Project be one of the largest research studies in the country involving both marriage partners. Click on the image to the right to see a full-size map of those participating in the study.

Nationally representative, longitudinal studies like the CREATE Project take a sizable amount of time and energy. Too much time and energy for most researchers to be involved in. This project is only possible because of the student researchers who donate their time to help make it a success.

Click here to meet the researchers behind the CREATE Project.