Difference score correlations in relationship research: A conceptual primer
dc.contributor.author | Griffin, Dale | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Murray, Sandra | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gonzalez, Richard | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T19:52:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T19:52:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999-12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | GRIFFIN, DALE; MURRAY, SANDRA; GONZALEZ, RICHARD (1999). "Difference score correlations in relationship research: A conceptual primer." Personal Relationships 6(4): 505-518. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73008> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1350-4126 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1475-6811 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73008 | |
dc.description.abstract | The practice of computing correlations between “difference” or “discrepancy” scores and an outcome variable is common in many areas of social science. Relationship researchers most commonly use difference scores to index the (dis)similarity of members of two-person relationships. Using an intuitive, graphical approach—and avoiding formulas and pointing fingers—we illustrate problems with using difference score correlations in relationship research, suggest ways to ensure that difference score correlations are maximally informative, and briefly review alternatives to difference score correlations in studying similarity, accuracy, and related constructs. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | en_US |
dc.rights | 1999 ISSPR | en_US |
dc.title | Difference score correlations in relationship research: A conceptual primer | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Sociology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | University of Sussex, Brighton, UK | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | State University of New York, Buffalo | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73008/1/j.1475-6811.1999.tb00206.x.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1475-6811.1999.tb00206.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Personal Relationships | en_US |
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