The Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire for Older Persons.
Psychological AssessmentPublished 1 December 1992
Stephen N. Haynes, Frank J. Floyd, Carolyn Lemsky, Elizabeth A. Rogers, David R. Winemiller, Nancy Heilman
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Abstract
Five studies were conducted to construct and psychometrically evaluate a marital satisfaction questionnaire for older persons. The questionnaire content was generated and refined in Study 1. Temporal stability was evaluated in Study 2, and criterion-related validity was examined in Study 3. Norms, factor structure, and construct validity of the questionnaire were established in Study 4. The degree to which scores on the questionnaire predicted observer ratings of marital interactions during an analog problem-solving situation was examined in Study 5. The final questionnaire consists of 24 items with 1 major and 2 minor factors
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