Development of three new scales for assessing clients' perspectives on premarital counseling

Within a subsample of 73 men and 179 women from a larger study of current and former members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), three new scales were developed to assess the value attributed to premarital counseling, quality of premarital counseling received, and a pastor's competen...

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Published in:Psychological reports 2001-06, Vol.88 (3 Pt 2), p.1071-1074
Main Authors: Schumm, W R, West, D R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude
Counseling - standards
Couples Therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Marriage - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Within a subsample of 73 men and 179 women from a larger study of current and former members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), three new scales were developed to assess the value attributed to premarital counseling, quality of premarital counseling received, and a pastor's competence at premarital counseling. Although internal consistency reliability as measured by Cronbach alpha was marginally acceptable (.61) for the latter three-item scale, it was adequate for the three-item value (.84) and the seven-item quality (.87) scales. Evidence for construct validity was limited with respect to demographic variables for social class, sex, and religiosity. Those who attended church more frequently and women reported lower quality of premarital counseling.
ISSN:0033-2941
DOI:10.2466/PR0.88.3.1071-1074