Can spouse support be accurately and reliably rated? A generalizability study of families with disruptive boys.
The present study addressed two questions: Can support be accurately and reliably rated? What are the relative setting and subject effects on observed spouse support? From a sample of families with a disruptive boy, the supportive or stressing behaviors of the father towards the mother were rated by trained observers in four different standardized situations. A generalizability study was carried out to assess the relative contribution of variance due to subjects, situations, and raters on the support and stress scores. Results indicate a reliable inter-rater assessment of observed spouse support. Spouse support appears to be controlled both by personal and by situational characteristics.
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Département des Sciences Humaines, Université du Québec à Hull, Canada.
Tremblay
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Saucier
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development; D002667:Child Reactive Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological