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Perceptual Accuracy as a Variable in Marital Adjustment
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Christensen, Larry; Wallace, Lee – Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 1976
This study investigated the ability of maritally-adjusted couples (N=12), couples attaining a divorce (N=5), and couples in counseling (N=9) to predict rewarding effects of their behavior on their spouse. The maritally-adjusted group was always more accurate in their predictions, but significantly more accurate only for selected areas of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship
Congruence of Parental Perception, Marital Satisfaction, and Child Adjustment.
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Ferguson, Lucy Rau; Allen, Deborah R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Parents completed the Locke-Wallace Scale, the Interpersonal Checklist, and the Children's Behavior Checklist to assess marital satisfaction, congruence of perceptions, and agreement in perceptions of their child and child adjustment. Variables were positively intercorrelated. Similarity in partners' self-concepts and psychological empathy were…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Childhood Attitudes, Children