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Elwood, Richard W.; Jacobson, Neil S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1982
Tested the hypothesis that low consensus of volunteer couples completing the Spouse Observation Checklist underestimates that achieved by clinic couples. That hypothesis was not supported. Couples (N=10) beginning marital therapy achieved agreement rates on joint SOC behaviors of 38.6 percent. Findings confirm the low reliability of spouse…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Congruence (Psychology), Counseling Techniques, Interaction
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Humphrey, Laura Lynn; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Compared interpersonal and behavioral observational systems in their ability to differentiate families with a bulimic-anorexic daughter using the modified Marital Interaction Coding System (MICS) and the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB). Results showed both measures successfully discriminated between groups, accounting for…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Behavior Patterns, Bulimia, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Jacobson, Neil S.; Moore, Danny – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Examined the reliability of spouses as observers of the behaviors that occur in their own marital relationships. Distressed and nondistressed couples collected data in the home. Across the entire checklist, nondistressed couples exhibited significantly greater consensus than did distressed couples, based on both percentage agreement and kappa.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Congruence (Psychology), Data Collection