Please send me an email address to jim_houran@yahoo.com and I will be happy to share a reprint.

Thx,

James Houran, Ph.D.
OnlineDatingMagazine.com

I am writing a research paper on the problematic issues e-harmony.com creates. I was wondering if you could send me an electronic copy of your issue in the North American Journal of Psychology?

It would be of great help! Thank you!

-Nicole

1. has a demonstrably flawed rationale,

2. demonstrably uses outdated and flawed testing methodology, and

3. and from all indications does not meet professional testing standards set forth by the AERA, APA, and NCME.

In other words, I’m saying that it is a gross “matchmaking mistake” for online daters to heed the guidance provided by eHarmony’s “relationship questionnaire.” Many clinical and research psychologists, other than me and who are clearly impartial to this industry, have strongly agreed with my criticisms [e.g., see the spring issues of "The Observer" (a periodical of the American Psychological Society) in which several professionals responding to an embarrassing marketing article by eHarmony in the magazine raked eHarmony over the coals in a series of rebuttals and Letters to the Editor).

For a detailed discussion and debunking of the eHarmony test see: Houran, J., Lange, R., Rentfrow, P. J., & Bruckner, K. H. (2004). Do online matchmaking tests work? An assessment of preliminary evidence for a publicized "predictive model of marital success." North American Journal of Psychology, 6, 507-526].

Interested readers can receive an electronic copy of this paper from me (just send me an email!)

Thanks,

James Houran, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist