Short Marital-Adjustment and Prediction Tests
Their Reliability and Validity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14831760 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harvey J Locke, Karl M Wallace |
| Year | 1959 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 251 |
| Publication date | 1959-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage and Family Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-7059 • E-ISSN: 2326-4071 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/348022 |
| OpenAlex | W2295821359 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 748 |
justment and prediction have used a very large number of items. The length of these tests is their main disadvantage. The Burgess-Wallin Marital-Success Schedule contains 892 numbered items, but several of these have multiple subitems.3 Counting the multiple subitems, it requires answers to a possible maximum of 246 questions.4 Enumerating items on this basis, the Terman Happiness Test contains 75 items;5 the modified Terman-Oden test contains 103 items.6 The Locke Marital
Predictive validity · Psychometrics · Reliability engineering · Validity · Clinical Psychology · Engineering · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 748 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 11,16 |
| Citation span | 1959 - 2026 (68) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 569 |