Factor Analysis of the Marital Interaction Coding System (MICS)

Richard E. Heyman; J. Mark Eddy; Robert L. Weiss; Dina Vivian

doi:10.1037/0893-3200.9.2.209

Factor Analysis of the Marital Interaction Coding System (MICS)

Richard E. Heyman
, J. Mark Eddy
, Robert L. Weiss
, Dina Vivian

Psychology

Stony Brook University
Oregon Social Learning Center
University of Oregon

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Abstract

A significant source of confusion in the marital observation area is the proliferation of systems for collapsing microbehavioral codes into categories. This study used an archival data set of 995 couples' videotaped conflict negotiations coded with the Marital Interaction Coding System-IV (MICS). A factor analysis was conducted to provide some empirically based guidance for the formation of coding categories. Four factors emerged for both men and women: Hostility, Constructive Problem Discussion, Humor, and Responsibility Discussion. Suggestions are made for category formation with MICS codes and for the development of a new coding system based on these results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-215
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Family Psychology
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.9.2.209
State	Published - Jun 1995

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