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Peer reviewedBroderick, Joan E.; O'Leary, K. Daniel – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Examined the value of assessing affect and attitudes in addition to daily behavior in the prediction of marital satisfaction. Multiple regression analyses and semipartial correlations indicated that the affective and attitudinal variables accounted for more unique variance in marital satisfaction than did the behavioral variables. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Attitudes, Behavior
Peer reviewedO'Leary, K. Daniel; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Presents revisions and item analyses of the Positive Feelings Questionnaire (PFQ) from a contrasted group of l04 clinic and community couples. Results found the PFQ to be internally consistent, relatively stable over time, correlated with measures of marital interaction, and sensitive to changes during marital therapy. (LLL)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage Counseling, Psychometrics
Peer reviewedGeiss, Susan K.; O'Leary, K. Daniel – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1981
Therapists (N=250) completed questionnaires rating the frequency, severity, and treatment difficulty for 29 problems commonly experienced by distressed couples. Responses indicated a number of potential directions for research in marital therapy. Communication and alcoholism were rated as the most damaging and difficult problems to treat.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Communication Problems, Counselor Attitudes, Family Problems
Peer reviewedO'Leary, K. Daniel; Turkewitz, Hillary – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Discussed methodological errors in child and marital treatment research. Made suggestions to avoid such errors. Areas covered are selection of subjects and therapists, scope and source of dependent measures, treatment specification and experimental design. Errors include unsubstantiated diagnoses; client labels; restricted outcome criteria; and…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Marriage Counseling
Peer reviewedO'Leary, K. Daniel; Turkewitz, Hillary – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1981
Distressed couples were assigned to behavioral marital therapy, communication therapy, or a wait-list. Treated couples demonstrated more change than controls in marital problems and general communication patterns, but not in feelings toward spouse or communication during conflict resolution discussions. No overall differences were reported between…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Change, Communications, Comparative Analysis
Download full textFincham, Frank; O'Leary, K. Daniel – 1982
A defining feature of behavior therapy is its application of general psychological principles and its consequent responsiveness to developments in general psychology. However, there are indications that a new movement already labeled in behavioral circles as "affect in the eighties" may be influencing the cognitive behavior therapy of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Attitude Measures, Behavior Modification
Peer reviewedJohnson, Patti L.; O'Leary, K. Daniel – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examined how spousal behaviors related to global and daily marital satisfaction. Eighty-two couples completed daily checklists of spousal behaviors for seven days using an individualized or a standardized assessment method. Daily behavioral event measures were significantly related to global and daily measures of marital satisfaction,…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Evaluation
