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Marital Topography: The Naturalistic Observation of Marital Interaction

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1983

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This paper presents topographical analysis of marital interaction as an alternative research strategy to those more traditional techniques of interviews and questionnaire measurement. The paper sketches the basic assumptions, problems and advantages to this form of naturalistic observation. The current coding schemes for analyzing verbal and non-verbal behavior are reviewed. A step by step approach is presented for doing this type of research. As well, the data analysis and interpretation of data in this form is discussed.

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L'article présente l'analyse topographique de l'interaction maritale comme une stratégie alternative de recherche par rapport aux techniques plus traditionnelles d'entrevues et de questionnaires. On explique les postulats de base. les problèmes et les avantages de cette forme d'observation naturelle. On revoit les schèmes courants de codage du comportement verbal et non-verbal. On présente unc approche étape par étape pour faire ce type de recherche. On discute aussi du problème de l'analyse et de l'interprétation des résultats.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 2Number 2September 1983
Pages: 107 - 117

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Version of record online: 23 April 2009

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James M. White
University of British Columbia

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