Comparing One-Partner and Couple Data on Sensitive Marital Behaviors: The Case of Marital Violence.

Szinovacz, Maximiliane E.; Egley, Lance C.

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ERIC Number: EJ525672

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Comparing One-Partner and Couple Data on Sensitive Marital Behaviors: The Case of Marital Violence.

Szinovacz, Maximiliane E.; Egley, Lance C.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v57 n4 p995-1010 Nov 1995

Addresses effects of reporting bias on spouses' answers to questions by comparing one-partner and couple data on marital violence. Results indicate significant underreporting of violence, and that some predictors of violence are significantly related to underreporting by one spouse. (JPS)

Descriptors: Battered Women, Behavior, Bias, Data Collection, Error of Measurement, Family Violence, Higher Education, Interviews, Marital Instability, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Questionnaires

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Survey of Families and Households

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