Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for IFIRS Codes
| Husband | Wife | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Mean | SD | ICC | Mean | SD | ICC |
| Dominance | 3.48 | 1.32 | .49 | 3.67 | 1.39 | .57 |
| Interrogation | 2.52 | 1.13 | .44 | 2.56 | 1.14 | .53 |
| Lecture/Moralize* | 2.25 | 1.17 | .47 | 2.26 | 1.17 | .43 |
| Disruptive Process | 2.23 | 1.26 | .33 | 2.06 | 1.16 | .42 |
| Denial | 1.68 | 0.89 | .29 | 1.45 | 0.71 | .57 |
| Hostility | 1.61 | 0.98 | .68 | 1.85 | 1.03 | .58 |
| Externalized Negative* | 1.34 | 0.67 | .55 | 1.28 | 0.52 | .42 |
| Contempt | 1.31 | 0.64 | .37 | 1.39 | 0.67 | .50 |
| Angry Coercion | 1.12 | 0.39 | .54 | 1.17 | 0.45 | .22 |
| Verbal Attack | 1.09 | 0.32 | .47 | 1.15 | 0.37 | .19 |
| Physical Attack* | 1.05 | 0.24 | .47 | 1.18 | 0.55 | .42 |
| Listener Responsiveness | 4.38 | 1.14 | .34 | 4.40 | 1.13 | .35 |
| Positive Mood | 2.77 | 1.22 | .47 | 2.67 | 1.17 | .38 |
| Humor/Laugh | 2.78 | 1.29 | .77 | 2.93 | 1.19 | .74 |
| Group Enjoyment | 2.65 | 1.34 | .36 | 2.65 | 1.34 | .36 |
| Warmth/Support | 2.22 | 1.08 | .70 | 2.00 | 0.96 | .75 |
| Physical Affection | 1.42 | 0.80 | .78 | 1.45 | 0.82 | .76 |
| Endearment | 1.14 | 0.38 | .50 | 1.11 | 0.30 | .54 |
| Communication | 4.87 | 1.19 | .37 | 4.89 | 1.11 | .47 |
| Solution Quality | 4.36 | 1.36 | .45 | 4.49 | 1.40 | .54 |
| Assertiveness | 4.52 | 1.34 | .41 | 4.64 | 1.26 | .57 |
| Effective Process | 3.79 | 1.05 | .44 | 3.93 | 1.03 | .45 |
| Solution Quantity | 3.26 | 1.43 | .49 | 3.47 | 1.54 | .57 |
| Anxiety* | 3.00 | 1.30 | .50 | 3.20 | 1.27 | .48 |
| Sadness* | 1.33 | 0.61 | .41 | 1.56 | 0.77 | .40 |
Note. N = 414 couples. Codes are presented by scale (Negativity, Positivity, Effectiveness), then by frequency (for Husbands). ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient (type 1,1). For this analysis, codes were collapsed across the three discussion tasks. Group Enjoyment assigns one score to the couple as a dyad.
*
Indicates code was not retained in the factor.