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  Personal RelationshipsVolume 14 Issue 2, Pages 245 - 268 Published Online: 11 Jul 2007 Copyright © 2009 IARR Published on behalf of the International Association for Relationship Research
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 207K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  The Initiator Style Questionnaire: A scale to assess initiator tendency in couples Wayne H. Denton, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Brant R. Burleson, Department of Communication, Purdue University. This research was supported in part by R24-MH51552 from the National Institute of Mental Health (principal investigator, Burton V. Reifler). We thank the following people for assistance in data collection: Barbara Hobbs, Christopher Rodriguez, Reem Utterback, and Margaret Von Stein. Copyright 2007 IARR Abstract
The tendency of partners in a dyad to initiate or avoid relationship problem discussions has proven to have both theoretical and clinical significance. This tendency is conceptualized here as initiator tendency, which is defined as the propensity to initiate relationship-focused discussions with one's partner or avoid such discussions. The current paper reports 3 studies summarizing the development of a measure to assess initiator tendency: the Initiator Style Questionnaire (ISQ). The ISQ provides self-report assessments of self and partner's perceived initiator tendencies. The studies indicate that the 2 parallel 10-item measures exhibit strong unidimensionality, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability, as well as appropriate discriminant validity and good convergent and construct validity. Limitations and applications are discussed. Received: 03 April 2007; Accepted: 02 July 2007; | 
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