In brief. Every factual claim on thetrophyspouse.com names its source in the text, and every statistic is checked against the original publication before it appears. Figures from general populations are labelled as such, illustrative examples are labelled as composites, and the month each page was last reviewed is shown under its title.
Where do the facts come from?
From published primary sources: peer-reviewed studies, official statistics, legislation and the published reports of established research bodies. Each source is named where the claim appears, with the author or organisation, the publication and the year, so a reader can find it. Where a page relies on a secondary report, it says so. The statistics page, marriage, money and power: the data, gives each figure with what it measures and what it cannot tell you.
How are claims checked?
Before a page is published, each statistic and each factual statement is compared with its original source. A claim that cannot be confirmed is cut, not softened. Research on wealthy couples is scarce, so many figures on this site come from general-population studies; when that is the case, the page names the population the figure came from rather than implying it describes wealthy marriages directly.
What about examples and quotes?
The site does not publish real people's stories, and it does not collect them. Where a page uses an example to make a pattern concrete, it is a composite drawn from patterns clinicians describe, and it is labelled as illustrative. Quotes from researchers and writers are attributed by name.
What language rules do the pages follow?
Trophy spouse syndrome is described as a pattern, not a diagnosis, and the pages say so. They describe people in the position with respect, whatever their gender or orientation, and they keep the tabloid label at a distance. Pages that discuss help give options to weigh, never a referral to one provider. Safety information, including free helplines, appears on the page about when to seek help and wherever a topic touches on fear or control.
How are pages kept current?
Each page shows the month it was last reviewed. Pages are checked again when a cited source is updated, when a law changes, or when a reader reports an error. Corrections go to info@paracelsus-recovery.com, and a confirmed correction is made on the page. The about page sets out who publishes this site and why.