In the present investigation, Murray Bowen's (1978) theoretical propositions about the
relationship between differentiation of self and quality of marital relationships were tested …

The study explores relationships between differentiation of self and marital satisfaction
among 121 Israeli men and women at various stages of married life. Marital satisfaction was …

Tested 2 issues concerning the widely used measure of marital satisfaction, the Dyadic
Adjustment Scale (DAS):(1) whether the DAS is a measure of unidimensional satisfaction or …

Examined the relationship of instrumental and affectional behavioral events to short-and
long-term marital satisfaction. 11 distressed and 11 nondistressed couples made daily …

Investigated 2 critical issues underlying the clinical and research utility of the Dyadic
Adjustment Scale (DAS), a widely used self-report instrument for assessing marital …

Two measures of marital satisfaction, the Quality of Marriage Index (R. Norton; see record
1983-27053-001) and the Relationship Satisfaction Questionnaire (DD Burns and SL …

This study used taxometric methods to investigate the latent structure of the construct of
marital adjustment as indexed by the Marital Adjustment Test (MAT; HJ Locke & KM Wallace …

Two longitudinal studies of marital interaction were conducted using observational coding of
couples attempting to resolve a high-conflict issue. We found that a different pattern of …

The current investigation expands the focus of cognitive behavioral formulations of marriage
by exploring the constructs of autonomy and relatendness in marriage. One hundred forty …

Examined how well marital dissolution was predicted by husbands' and wives' personal
demographic scores, couple demographic scores, husbands' and wives' individual …