Assessment of Marital Discord in Social Work Practice

A Revalidation of the Index of Marital Satisfaction

Bibliographic Data

ID11215684
AuthorsPaul P L Cheung (Fellow, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109), Paul Cheung (0000-0003-4780-4631, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Walter W Hudson (Florida State University)
Year1982
Volume5
Issue1-2
Pages101-118
Publication date1982-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j079v05n01_07
OpenAlexW1951030023
LanguageEN
Citations received11

This paper rcports the revalidation findings of the "Index of Marital Satisfaction" (IMS) that were obtaincd from three separate studies. The scale was found to have a reliability in excess of .90 and it also has excellent discriminant, construct, content, and factorial validity. The IMS scale has bccn revised so that it can be used with unmarried partners. Findings are also presented to show how marital relationship problems relate to a number of other problems in personal and social functioning and to several biological and social characteristics of respondents

Political science · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Law · Marriage and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work

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