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Peer reviewedFowers, Blaine J. – Family Relations, 1990
Describes interactional approach to using standardized self-report instruments as part of assessment of couples entering marital therapy or enrichment. Presents most prominent and well-researched measures of marital satisfaction, instability, and intimacy, and evaluates how well these measures can fulfill necessary assessment functions. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Intimacy, Marital Instability
Peer reviewedBowen, Gary L. – Family Relations, 1988
Proposes Value-Behavior Congruency Model of Family Life Satisfaction, model which assesses family from its own value base. Sees model as way to define and conceptualize family life satisfaction. Explains that model is anchored both theoretically and empirically, and discusses implications of the model for clinical assessment and intervention.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Family Life, Life Satisfaction, Models
