Power strategies in dual-career and traditional couples
An investigation of the use of marital power strategies in dual-career & traditional couples was conducted via questionnaires randomly administered to U personnel holding the rank of assistant professor or above & their spouses. The questionnaires assessed background information on education...
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Published in | The Journal of social psychology Vol. 123; no. 2; pp. 287 - 288 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
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01.08.1984
Clark University Press |
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Summary: | An investigation of the use of marital power strategies in dual-career & traditional couples was conducted via questionnaires randomly administered to U personnel holding the rank of assistant professor or above & their spouses. The questionnaires assessed background information on education, years of marriage, & number of children fon 50 dual-career & 19 traditional married couples, while a 13-item instrument (11-point Likert scale) measured Ss' use of 4 power strategies: direct-/indirect- bilateral/unilateral. Ss in dual-career marriages used all forms of marital strategies more often than did traditional couples, with the exception of the indirect-unilateral strategy, which was used equally by both types. Results support the hypothesis that dual-career couples engage in a greater number & variety of power strategies in attempting to meet their individual needs for resources within the marriage. 4 References. K. Haytt. |
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ISSN: | 0022-4545 1940-1183 |