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Stub, Holger R.; Buerkle, Jack V. – 1982
This paper presents a theoretical scheme and research methodology for studying marital interaction among elderly couples. The derivation of the conceptual scheme from the perspective of symbolic interaction, and the specific concepts used in the conceptual model, i.e., the social act, role taking, agreement on frame of reference, and confidence or…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Family Life, Family Relationship, Interaction
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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