TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and validation of a couples measure of biased responding
T2 - The Marital Aggrandizement Scale
AU - O’rourke, Norm
AU - Cappeliez, Philippe
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was conducted with the support of a Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), an Excellence Scholarship from the University of Ottawa, and a Dissertation Research Award from the American Psychological Association, each awarded to Norm O’Rourke.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - More than 30 years ago, Edmonds (1967) recognized the need for a couples measure of biased responding. Like other categories of self-report instruments, marital measures are believed to be highly susceptible to distortion. In this study, we describe the development of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS). For this study, item analyses were performed on a subset of responses (n = 200). A priori inclusion criteria were applied from which a set of 18 items was selected. Three phases of validation research establish the reliability and validity of responses to the MAS among an international sample of older married adults (n = 410). The concurrent and discriminant validity of responses to this scale is demonstrated vis-à-vis separate measures of biased responding, marital satisfaction, and psychological well-being. Internal consistency was calculated as α =. 84. Test-retest reliability was calculated as r(200) =. 80 over an average interval of 15 months. The challenge remains to identify factors associated with the etiology and maintenance of this construct. Subsequent research is required to identify correlates and antecedents of marital aggrandizement across populations over time.
AB - More than 30 years ago, Edmonds (1967) recognized the need for a couples measure of biased responding. Like other categories of self-report instruments, marital measures are believed to be highly susceptible to distortion. In this study, we describe the development of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS). For this study, item analyses were performed on a subset of responses (n = 200). A priori inclusion criteria were applied from which a set of 18 items was selected. Three phases of validation research establish the reliability and validity of responses to the MAS among an international sample of older married adults (n = 410). The concurrent and discriminant validity of responses to this scale is demonstrated vis-à-vis separate measures of biased responding, marital satisfaction, and psychological well-being. Internal consistency was calculated as α =. 84. Test-retest reliability was calculated as r(200) =. 80 over an average interval of 15 months. The challenge remains to identify factors associated with the etiology and maintenance of this construct. Subsequent research is required to identify correlates and antecedents of marital aggrandizement across populations over time.
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U2 - 10.1207/S15327752JPA7802_06
DO - 10.1207/S15327752JPA7802_06
M3 - Article
C2 - 12067195
AN - SCOPUS:0035987088
SN - 0022-3891
VL - 78
SP - 301
EP - 320
JO - Journal of Personality Assessment
JF - Journal of Personality Assessment
IS - 2
ER -