CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles
Assessment of Marital Satisfaction and Interaction
Abstract
Assessed the discriminant and criterion-related validity of 2 questionnaire measures of marital satisfaction (the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale and Stuart's Marital Precounseling Inventory), as well as the discriminant and criterion-related validity and stability and perceived reactivity of a system for observation of marital interaction in the home. Seven dissatisfied and 6 satisfied couples were administered a marital satisfaction questionnaire, and each couple was observed in their home for 3 ½-hr periods by 2 trained observers. Analysis of the data suggests that there was (a) a high level of stability and discriminant validity for several behavior codes, (b) discriminant validity for the questionnaires, and (c) a moderate degree of self-reported reactivity to the observation process.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1979
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.47.4.789
Repository Citation
Haynes, Stephen N.; Follingstad, Diane R.; and Sullivan, Judy C., "Assessment of Marital Satisfaction and Interaction" (1979). CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles. 52.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crvaw_facpub/52
Notes/Citation Information
Dr. Diane Follingstad had not been a faculty member of the University of Kentucky at the publication time.