Measurement Issues in Marital Research: A Review and Critique of Contemporary Survey Instruments.

Sabatelli, Ronald M.

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ERIC Number: EJ388428

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Publication Date: 1988

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Measurement Issues in Marital Research: A Review and Critique of Contemporary Survey Instruments.

Sabatelli, Ronald M.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v50 n4 p891-915 Nov 1988

Critically examines self-report measures used by marital researchers, focusing on selected indicators of marital satisfaction, adjustment, and quality. Reviews indicators of marital intimacy and complaints. Explores measures of concepts linked more directly to marital stability, including measures of commitment, relationship alternatives, and potential for marital dissolution. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Evaluation Methods, Intimacy, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage, Quality of Life, Research Methodology, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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