Relationship Among Marital Power Measures: A Critical Review and an Empirical Test

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Abstract
Earlier studies showed little relationship among different marital or familial power measures. It is hypothesized that these findings have been caused by insufficient conceptual differentiation between power and leadership behaviour and cannot be entirely attributed to inadequate methodology. Data from a study of 32 couples indicate that significant correlations among conceptually comparable self-report and behavioral power measures can be achieved. The intercorrelations between self-report and behavioral measures revealed moderate construct validity. Discriminant validity was generally confirmed. Construct validity of these measures could be ascertained for the husbands, but not for the wives. Reasons for the failure to achieve construct validity in the wives’ data are discussed.

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