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The Nuts and Bolts of Behavioral Observation of Marital and Family Interaction

Margolin, Gayla, Oliver, Pamella H., Gordis, Elana B., O'Hearn, Holly Garcia, Medina, Anna Marie, Ghosh, Chandra M., Morland, Leslie·1998·Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
DOI 10.1023/a:1022608117322
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Despite considerable discussion in the literature about the advantages of observational research and the relative benefits of different coding systems and strategies, little is written about the actual implementation of this assessment strategy. This paper presents an overall framework as well as the essential components involved in collecting (selection of task, setting, unit of analysis, and coding system) and coding (transcribing, selecting and training coders, transforming data, and analyzing reliability) of observational data. To achieve success with observational methods, we emphasize several issues, including (a) the research question as the motivator for all decisions, (b) the interrelatedness of tasks, and (c) the implications of decisions early in the process for later stages of analysis and interpretation. Investigators are encouraged to communicate the details of their observational and coding procedures so that these methods are readily accessible for purposes of replication and comparison.

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Authors
Margolin, G., Oliver, P. H., Gordis, E. B., O'Hearn, H. G., Medina, A. M., Ghosh, C. M., & Morland, L.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Margolin, Gayla
ORCID
Venue
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1998-12
Volume
1
Issue
4
Pages
195-213
ISSN
  • 1096-4037 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2827
DOI
10.1023/a:1022608117322
OpenAlex
W72738105
Cited by
123
References
113
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Public Health Service (10947, 36595)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
Keywords
behavioral observation, marital interaction, family interaction, coding system, coder training, inter-rater reliability, observational data collection, unit of analysis, transcribing, replication, research design
MeSH terms
Adult, Behavior, Child, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Family, Humans, Marriage, Research Design, Observer Variation, Guidelines as Topic, Observation

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