TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Responses to Recurring Problems in Marriage
T2 - Evaluation of the Marital Coping Inventory
AU - Cohan, Catherine L.
AU - Bradbury, Thomas N.
PY - 1994/9
Y1 - 1994/9
N2 - The authors evaluated the psychometric properties of the Marital Coping Inventory (MCI; M. L. Bowman, 1990) by administering the MCI and measures of marital satisfaction and negative affectivity to 120 newlywed spouses, by observing spouses discussing a marital problem, and by administering the MCI again to 104 spouses 6 months later. Results extend prior analyses of the MCI: The Avoidance subscale had low internal consistency, wives scored higher than husbands on the Conflict and Self-Blame subscales, coping scores correlated with specific affects expressed in the discussions, and the Conflict and Self-Interest subscales predicted change in marital satisfaction. These findings aid in evaluating the psychometric status of the MCI and the conceptual status of coping as assessed by the MCI.
AB - The authors evaluated the psychometric properties of the Marital Coping Inventory (MCI; M. L. Bowman, 1990) by administering the MCI and measures of marital satisfaction and negative affectivity to 120 newlywed spouses, by observing spouses discussing a marital problem, and by administering the MCI again to 104 spouses 6 months later. Results extend prior analyses of the MCI: The Avoidance subscale had low internal consistency, wives scored higher than husbands on the Conflict and Self-Blame subscales, coping scores correlated with specific affects expressed in the discussions, and the Conflict and Self-Interest subscales predicted change in marital satisfaction. These findings aid in evaluating the psychometric status of the MCI and the conceptual status of coping as assessed by the MCI.
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U2 - 10.1037//1040-3590.6.3.191
DO - 10.1037//1040-3590.6.3.191
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086528574
SN - 1040-3590
VL - 6
SP - 191
EP - 200
JO - Psychological Assessment
JF - Psychological Assessment
IS - 3
ER -