Couple Observational Coding Systems

Patricia Kerig, Donald H. Baucom

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004 - Psychology - 373 pages

A companion volume to Family Observational Coding Systems, this book moves from the triad to the dyad and provides a showcase for significant developments in the coding of intimate couple interactions. The hope is that this book will contribute to the broadening and deepening of the field by disseminating information both about the coding systems that have been developed, as well as the conceptual and methodological issues involved in couple observational research.


The first three chapters present overviews of conceptual and methodological issues in the study of couple processes. The remaining chapters describe contributions to the field by 16 teams of researchers. Each chapter provides information about the conceptual underpinnings and structure of the coding system developed by the authors and evidence for its psychometric properties.

Couple Observational Coding Systems will be of interest to researchers studying couple interactions as well as clinicians who work with couples.

About the author

Douglas K. Snyder, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Texas A&M University. He received the American Psychological Association's award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology for his research on marital satisfaction and therapy. He lives in College Station, Texas, where he also has a private practice.
Donald H. Baucom, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His research, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, focuses on couples and marriage. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was ranked as one of the top marital therapists and researchers in the United States by "Good Housekeeping's "national survey of mental health professionals.
Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD, is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on forgiveness, infidelity, and couple therapy. In addition to her academic work, she lives and maintains a private practice in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Couple Observational Coding Systems
• Editors: Patricia Kerig, Donald H. Baucom
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004
• ISBN: 0805843574, 9780805843576
• Length: 373 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging; Psychology / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family; Social Science / Sociology / General