Table 1.
Alphas and Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICCs) for Communication and Marital Satisfaction over Time
| Husband | Wife | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Domain | Alpha | ICC | Alpha | ICC |
| T1 | Positivity | .74 | .83 | .74 | .81 |
| Negativity | .80 | .72 | .78 | .77 | |
| Effectiveness | .78 | .74 | .78 | .80 | |
| Marital satisfaction | .70 | -- | .70 | -- | |
| T2 | Positivity | .67 | .81 | .72 | .86 |
| Negativity | .79 | .85 | .81 | .78 | |
| Effectiveness | .76 | .77 | .77 | .75 | |
| Marital satisfaction | .78 | -- | .75 | -- | |
| T3 | Positivity | .65 | .83 | .67 | .82 |
| Negativity | .82 | .89 | .81 | .88 | |
| Effectiveness | .65 | .79 | .71 | .77 | |
| Marital satisfaction | .76 | -- | .77 | -- | |
| T4 | Positivity | .68 | .77 | .79 | .79 |
| Negativity | .76 | .74 | .78 | .78 | |
| Effectiveness | .72 | .84 | .85 | .85 | |
| Marital satisfaction | .83 | -- | .79 | -- | |
| T5 | Marital satisfaction | .78 | -- | .81 | -- |