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THE MEASUREMENT OF MARITAL INTIMACY
Author(s) -
Waring E. M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1984.tb00009.x
Subject(s) - affection , psychology , autonomy , social psychology , human sexuality , social desirability , test validity , reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , developmental psychology , sociology , gender studies , political science , law , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The Waring Intimacy Questionnaire (WIQ), is a 90‐item, true/false questionnaire specifically developed to measure the quantity and quality of marital intimacy. Eight facets of marital intimacy are measured: affection, cohesion, conflict resolution, compatibility, expressiveness, sexuality, autonomy and identity. Forty items provide a measure of total intimacy and a social desirability scale is included. Reliability and validity data are presented which suggest that the WIQ merits further study for evaluation of its clinical and research utility.