RELATE: Relationship Evaluation of the Individual, Family, Cultural, and Couple Contexts

Authors

Dean M. Busby, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Thomas B. Holman, Brigham Young University - Provo
Narumi Taniguchi, Texas Tech University

Keywords

assessment, couples, premarital relationships

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the conceptual model underlying RELATE, a relationship evaluation instrument, and to describe how this instrument can be used by instructors, clinicians, and therapists. The RELATE model contains measures of the 4 primary contexts of a couple's experience: the individual, the family, the culture, and the couple. The model includes some of the primary variables in Gottman's marital cascade and has been evaluated for reliability and validity. Examples of how to use the instrument and model are illustrated for couples, educators, and clinicians.

Original Publication Citation

Busby, D. M., Holman, T. B., & Taniguchi, N. (2001). RELATE: Relationship evaluation of the individual, family, cultural, and couple contexts. Family Relations, 50, 308-316.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Busby, Dean M.; Holman, Thomas B.; and Taniguchi, Narumi, "RELATE: Relationship Evaluation of the Individual, Family, Cultural, and Couple Contexts" (2004). Faculty Publications. 4596.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4596

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2004-02-19

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7403

Publisher

Family Relations

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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