Interpersonal Values of Marital Partners

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Interpersonal values held by American and Japanese marital partners (N = 60 couples) were studied with the use of the Survey of Interpersonal Values, which measures six values: Support, Conformity, Recognition, Independence, Benevolence, and Leadership. Significant differences were found on the Support and Leadership scales between husbands and wives in both cultures, wives scoring higher on the Support scale and husbands on the Leadership scale. Among American couples wives also scored significantly higher on the Benevolence scale. Japanese couples appeared to be more similar to one another in the values assessed than were the American couples. Cross-cultural comparisons were also made by sex. The findings were discussed in reference to the available normative data as well as cross-cultural data previously obtained.

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