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Peer reviewedMargolin, Gayla – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Examined relationships among methods for assessing marital adjustment: self-reports of marital satisfaction, spouse reports of pleasing and displeasing behaviors, and trained observers' coding of positive and negative communication. Frequency of pleasing behaviors was only measure correlating with global marital satisfaction. Inverse relationships…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Behavior Rating Scales, Communication (Thought Transfer)
