The interrelationships and reliability of a multilevel behavior-based assessment package for distressed couples |
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| Authors: | Steven J. Stein Michel Girodo Susan Dotzenroth |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Thistletown Regional Centre, 51 Panorama Court, M9V 4L8 Rexdale, Ontario, Canada;(2) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;(3) Probation and Aftercare, Ministry of Correctional Services, Province of Ontario, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Twenty-six couples interested in improving their marital relationships participated in a multi-level behavior based assessment battery. The measures included self-reported, self-monitored, and observed components, all of which were examined for their interrelationships. Test-retest reliability was carried out with six of the couples. Self-reported measures, self-monitored pleasing behaviors, observed positive nonverbal and some negative verbal interactions were found to be consistent. In general, the various levels of measurement were found to be significantly related to each other. Some of the findings were applied to coercion and reciprocity formulations of marital interactions. |
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| Keywords: | Marital assessment marital behavior therapy behavioral assessment of couples marital interactions |
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