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Peer reviewedSharpley, C. F.; Cross, D. G. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982
Examined one instrument devised to classify respondents for research purposes into high and low marital or dyadic adjustment groups. Data indicated that, while the overall scale performs the task reliably, the majority of its 32 items are unnecessary. Factor analysis revealed that there was one underlying "adjustment" dimension. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Marriage
