Journal article
A Preliminary Investigation of a Telephone Administration of the Quality of Marriage Index
Journal of marital and family therapy, Vol.39(2), pp.261-267
04/01/2013
DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12002
Abstract
Follow-up data collection presents many challenges for longitudinal research. Validating paper-and-pencil assessments for use via telephone may alleviate these issues. This study evaluates psychometric properties of the Quality of Marriage Index (QMI; Norton, 1983, Journal of Marriage and the Family, 45, 141) when administered by telephone and compares scores with the paper-and-pencil version. Participants included women with major depressive disorder and dyadic discord and their male spouses (n=24 couples). Results suggest excellent scale reliability for the verbal QMI. However, a significant mean difference was found: participants scored on average 3 points higher on the telephone-administered QMI than on the written QMI. Recommendations for future research and clinical implications are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Preliminary Investigation of a Telephone Administration of the Quality of Marriage Index
- Creators
- Sarah B. Woods - Florida State UniversityJacob B. Priest - Florida State UniversityWayne H. Denton - Florida State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of marital and family therapy, Vol.39(2), pp.261-267
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1111/jmft.12002
- ISSN
- 0194-472X
- eISSN
- 1752-0606
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000025, name: National Institute of Mental Health, award: K23MH063994
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; University College Courses; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984281652002771
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