"Final say" Measures of Marital Power
Theoretical Critique and Empirical Findings From Five Studies in the United States and India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3035562 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig M Allen (Department of Family Environment Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 U.S.A.), Craig Allen (Iowa State University), M A Straus (0000-0003-4200-589X, University of New Hampshire), Murray A Strau (0000-0002-0106-7755) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 331-344 |
| Publication date | 1984-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.15.3.331 |
| OpenAlex | W2938287264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
This study provides a more thorough test of the reliability and validity of the "final say" measure of marital power than has been provided in previous studies, which have been inconclusive in their findings. The reliability and validity of conflict- weighted, importance-weighted and unweighted versions of the "final say" measure are compared, along with husbands', wives', and children's responses. The data base is comprised of 5 samples gathered in the United States and India. The major findings produced through an alpha reliability analysis include : (1) the "final say" measure has cross-cultural validity, (2) weighting by conflict or importance does not influence validity or reliability of the measure, (3) husbands' and wives' responses have equivalent levels of validity and (4) older children's responses are the most reliable, followed by those of wives and finally husbands. The results indicate that the "final say" measure is a more valid and reliable instrument than previous research has suggested
Construct validity · Criterion validity · Data mining · Measure (data warehouse) · Power (physics) · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Statistics · Test (biology) · Test validity · Validity · Weighting · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2025 (42) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |