Emotional Expression to Spouse

Title

Clark Emotional Expression to Spouse Scale

Study

PMBC

Copyright Information

Not a copyrighted scale.

Primary Reference

Not published

Purpose

To assess the extent to which participants are willing to express their own needs via emotions and concern for their partners via emotions

Description

Participants indicate the degree to which they are willing to express emotions to their partners on a 5-point Likert scale

Scaling

-2=Not at all willing,   2=Very Willing

Number of Items

9

Sample Items:

• How willing are you to express fear to your spouse? 

• How willing are you to express anxiety to your spouse?

• How willing are you to express happiness for your spouse to your spouse, that is, happiness you feel as a result of your spouse's good fortune?     

• How willing are you to express sadness for your spouse to your spouse, that is, sadness you feel as a result of your spouse's good fortune?

Psychometrics

Internal Consistency in PMBC (alpha=0.86)

Scoring

Sum Items 1-9

Variables

Total Score