Conceptual and statistical issues in couples observational research: Rationale and methods for design decisions.

ABSTRACT: Observational behavioral coding methods are widely used for the study of relational phenomena. There are numerous guidelines for the development and implementation of these methods that include principles for creating new and adapting existing coding systems as well as principles for creating coding teams. While these principles have been successfully implemented in research on relational phenomena, the ever expanding array of phenomena being investigated with observational methods calls for a similar expansion of these principles. Specifically, guidelines are needed for decisions that arise in current areas of emphasis in couple research including observational investigation of related outcomes (e.g., relationship distress and psychological symptoms), the study of change in behavior over

SUBMITTER: Baucom BRW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5761689 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature