CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles
Archived
This content is available here strictly for research, reference, and/or recordkeeping and as such it may not be fully accessible. If you work or study at University of Kentucky and would like to request an accessible version, please use the SensusAccess Document Converter.
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.