But for celebrities, they offer freedom to pursue
impulsive fantasies or other indulges that can undermine a
relationship. Listed
below are the eight couples he tested in order of least to most likely to make
it long term (three strikes and you're out!):

* Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz (3 strikes)
* Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony (2. The campaign includes focused and
persuasive television and radio commercials as well as billboards,
online banners, transit and bus shelter advertisements, and school
lesson plans and posters. "We applaud CFOC for taking this critical step toward
educating our youth about the benefits of marriage and reducing the
burden that out of wedlock teen births places on our taxpayers .

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"Instead, we found factors like involvement in frequent
romantic movie scenes and an equal share of public popularity to increase
possibilities of break-up among celebrity couples. "Mature choices made by youth
are most often the result of a stable family life and role modeling of
good parents .cfoc.

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Editor's note: research sources available upon request.

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He then
further assessed which relationships were very likely to succeed and which
ones were likely to burn out. -- to meet the Standards for Educational and Psychological
Testing, TRUE is the only online relationship service that actively seeks to
further protect the safety of its communicating members by conducting
extensive criminal background screenings. Dr.

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Houran
found three to be mathematically linked to celebrity break-ups.
Based on the three characteristics above, Houran implemented a three-strike
policy for each relationship to assess their potential success rate.5 strikes)
* Drew Barrymore and Fabrizio Moretti (1. Houran.
The "Marriage Works" pilot program will run through the month of
February and peaks on Valentine's Day, the occasion people of all ages
associate with love and marriage. Zaremba, Ph., Pediatrics Professor Emerita at Johns Hopkins University and
a member of CFOC's board of directors.

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Chief psychologist for
TRUE. Having children is a natural bond between couples.
Thus, it is no surprise that celebrity couples without children in
this sample were more at risk to break up.
"This program has the potential to make an overwhelmingly positive
impact on young people in the MD and DC area as well as throughout the
entire nation," said John P.

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Moreover, TRUE is the only site to
conduct single verification screening. Since its inception , CFOC has
worked with all 50 states on various teen pregnancy prevention
initiatives as well as with a number of countries outside the United
States.D.

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* Popularity: Equal popularity sounds like balance, but instead it can
instill unspoken or unconscious feelings of competition and
resentment. TRUE's
research shows that couples need to have similarities and dissimilarities in
order to achieve happiness and stability.

Houran conducted the study based on standard correlation analyses between
the ratings of relationship status (couples with strong marriages and couples
who have broken up) and a series of 11 psychosocial variables.marriageworksusa.com

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Also, if the couple has
comparable earning power and no children, their relationship tends to be at
risk.com .

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BALTIMORE ----Campaign for Our
Children (CFOC), a nonprofit group established in 1987 to promote
adolescent preventive-health issues, today unveiled "Marriage Works,"
a bold new public awareness program aimed at 15 to 19 year olds.

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Houran considered a set of variables to determine the leading cause of
celebrity break-ups and found that three key factors prove most destructive to
celebrity relationships.5 strikes )
* Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner (2.htm

"There is no hard and fast recipe for a celebrity break-up, but these
results underscore some of the compatibility challenges that are significantly
magnified in the lives of celebrities," said Dr. Please call
917-741-6246 for more information.

About CFOC

Established in 1987, CFOC was initially formed to address the high
teen birth rate in Maryland through a comprehensive, hands-on program
to educate children , parents and the general public.org and
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These strengths did not suppress the
influence of the key variables that were associated with celebrity break ups,"
said Dr. They are in order of their impact/ importance:
* Romantic scenes: Acting jobs may offer celebrities a safe way to flirt
or cheat while playing a role, and arguably promote spoken or unspoken
jealousy and worries about infidelity.C. The materials feature various images of
young people as well as select messages in Spanish. "We want to literally send a
message to teens that delaying childbearing until adulthood and until
they are married provides a brighter future for them and their child. CFOC 's materials have been incorporated
into adolescent prevention programs, schools and community
organizations in all 50 states and in other countries such as
Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Canada, Yugoslavia and Germany .

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Out of 11 characteristics of celebrity couples, Dr.
* Earning power and children: Sex and money are the two leading causes
of relationship break-ups for the general public as they are tied to
control and power.true. With the help of proprietary research
and the industry 's most extensive team of scientists, relationship experts and
psychologists, TRUE also guides its members step-by-step through all stages of
the relationship-building process.

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com/magazine/index.com
The spots will begin appearing as part of a pilot program in
Maryland and Washington D. In concert with the launch of the pilot program, the
organization also declared February, "National Marriage Month," an
effort it will continue to support in the years to come with new
marriage-oriented program elements. In addition to
communicating the larger benefits of the widely respected institution
of marriage, the ads direct people to visit www.

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First It Was Jennifer and Brad Then Denise and Charlie ... Are Jessica and Nick Next?

James Houran, an internationally recognized expert on the
psychology of romance, compatibility, and celebrity worship, examined
21 celebrity couples to determine the leading factors that destroy celebrity
relationships.marriageworksusa.marriageworksusa. Boys raised by married parents are
also less likely to commit crimes.

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Armed with this knowledge and 14 years of clinical experience, Houran
examined the same variables in ten celebrity couples currently making
headlines to predict which ones are most likely to succeed in the long run.M.

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5 strikes)
* Leonardo DiCaprio and Gisele Bundchen (2.true. Children of married parents
will most likely do better in school and are more likely to have
long-lasting marriages themselves.

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Houran . The two significant correlations were at the traditional
95 percent confidence level and the two suggestive correlations were at a
96 percent confidence level.

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Most recently,
Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen called it quits after three years of
marriage, which was preceded by the dissolution of Hollywood's fairytale
marriage between Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston." Houran added, "It
all comes down to compatibility, and whether couples -- famous or not -- have
adequately talked through issues that are the basis of compatibility.C. The
specifics of the media buy are also available.

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on February 1 and are expected to be used
in other parts of the country in the near future.
The benefits of marriage are plentiful for parents, too: Married
people earn and save more money, enjoy better physical and mental
health, live longer, and exhibit lower rates of substance abuse. Since its
inception, the program has contributed greatly to the overall national
decline in births to teens.

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5 strikes)
* Britney Spears and Kevin Federline (2 strikes)
* Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey (1. "All couples face
challenges, but when you add fame, fortune and extravagant lifestyles it makes
happy, long-term relationships very difficult to maintain. Characteristics of each couple were coded by
independent raters, and all analyses were completed with the SPSS statistical
software program.D."
"Marriage Works" is one of the many ways that CFOC is reaching out
to reduce unwanted births among teens.

Counseling, psychotherapy, and treatment services specifically for relationship problems and difficulties.

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, president of the Robert
Crown Center for Health Education , a Chicago-based organization that
provides instruction to children on sex education and other health
issues.

For more information, please visit www.

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TRUE.
"Surprisingly, the TRUE Celebrity Relationship study revealed it didn't
seem to matter if the celebrity couple tested spent significant time together
or had close ties with extended family. It would be intriguing for
celebrity couples to take our TRUE(TM) Compatibility Test so we could learn
what other factors most strongly affect celebrity couples."

About TRUE
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"Everyone agrees there are negative consequences associated with
unplanned teenage childbearing, both to the child as well as to
society at large," said Hal Donofrio, president and chief executive
officer of Campaign for Our Children.
"The 'Marriage Works ' program is a natural progression in the work
of CFOC, a group whose mission has always been to reduce teen
pregnancy rates throughout the United States," said Janet Hardy,
M.

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5 strikes)
* Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin (1 strike)
* Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z (1 strike)
* Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale (1/2 strike)

See the full results and take the quiz at
http://www.

Campaign for Our Children Unveils Ground-Breaking ''Marriage Works'' Public Awareness Program; New Pilot Program Touts Benefits of Marriage to Older Teens in M

CFOC , known for its ubiquitous "VIRGIN" billboards, among other
high-profile public awareness initiatives , has significantly
contributed to the national decline in births to teens over the last
two decades .
In 2003, 81 percent of all teen pregnancies were to unmarried mothers,
which represented an increase from 2002.

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com's Chief Psychologist Assesses Variables That Determine the Success or
Failure of Celebrity Relationships

DALLAS, Hollywood couples are widely known for
their failed relationships and unusually high divorce rates."
Dr. Houran did
not know the identities of any of the celebrity couples used in this research
prior to the final outcomes. The
first-of-its-kind program includes advertisements that encourage
reaching adulthood before bearing a child as well as a comprehensive
Web site for teens, parents and health educators at
www.com

National Research Shows Marriage DOES Work

The philosophy behind the new "Marriage Works " program is deeply
rooted in recent research that shows children do best when raised by
two parents inside a healthy marriage. In
fact, a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control showed
that , among the 127,545 adults polled for its National Health
Interview Study, married adults tend to be healthier than divorced,
widowed or never married adults."
The impetus behind the "Marriage Works" campaign is, in part, the
striking number of pregnancies among unwed teens in the United States .