THE POTENTIALITIES OF THE KIRKPATRICK SCALE OF FAMILY INTERESTS AS AN INSTRUMENT IN MARRIAGE RESEARCH.

The article presents a study which aims to explore the potentialities of the indirect Kirkpatrick and compared it with a more direct scale, the Burgess Marriage Adjustment Form in assessing marital adjustment. The study reveals that Kirkpatrick scale is more reliable than Burgess Marital Adjustment Form since it provides a more uniform and normal distribution of scores. In addition, Kirkpatrick scale is less subject to the common intruding variables of simple, economical, easier to score and administer. Furthermore, it was concluded that the Kirkpatrick Scale of Family Interests warrants increased attention in the statistical and logical analysis of the data and found to be valuable in the study of human relationships.