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Marital Communication Inventory. Bienvenu (1968)
developed the Marital Communication Inventory (MCI) to
assess the communication process as an element of marital
interaction. Specifically, it is a self-report inventory
which measures communication patterns and styles rather than
content. Subjects respond on a four-point Likert scale
with regard to their agreement to each of 46 items. Re-
sponses are scored from zero to three with a favorable
response given to the higher score. There are separate
forms for husbands and wives, although item content is
the same. The instrument is appropriate for any married
individual who is living with his or her spouse.
In a validity study (Bienvenu, 1978), MCI scores for
a group receiving marital counseling were compared with
those of a group with no apparent marital difficulties.
The latter group demonstrated a significantly higher level
of communication on the MCI than the group receiving
counseling. In terms of reliability, Bienvenu (1970)
reports a split-half reliability coefficient of .93, while
Rappaport (1976) reports a test-retest reliability of .94.
Although the present study was primarily concerned
with how videotape playback affects causal attribution,
its incorporation of communications training as part of
the procedure allowed for the investigation of videotape
playback effects on couples' communication. Of the few
instruments designed to assess communication, the MCI's
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Thompson, Ron Allan. Effects of Videotape Playback on Causal Attribution in Distressed Couples, dissertation, May 1980; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330670/m1/30/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .