Power strategies in dual-career and traditional couples

• Published in: The Journal of social psychology Vol. 123; no. 2; pp. 287 - 288
• Main Authors: CATE, R. M, KOVAL, J. E, PONZETTI, J. J. JR
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Heldref 01.08.1984; Clark University Press
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Marriage/Marriages/Marital; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Social interactions. Communication. Group processes; Social psychology; Human; Marital relation; Social interaction; Lung; Social structure; Strategy; Professional status
• ISSN: 0022-4545; 1940-1183

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.