| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Marriage Role Questionnaire (Tharp, 1963) assesses marriage-role expectations and perceived enactments, developed as part of a study on marital roles. The 98-item instrument includes Likert-type scales and explores dimensions such as External Relations, Internal Instrumentality, Division of Responsibility, Sexuality, and Solidarity. Items were derived from prior research and expert input. The questionnaire was administered to US couples married for an average of 17 years. It has also been used in research linking marriage dimensions and personality (Barton & Cattell, 1972). No reliability or validity data are provided. |
| Author | Tharp, Roland G. |
| Affiliation | University of Michigan |
| Purpose | To assess role expectations and perceived enactments among married couples. |
| Construct | Marriage Role-Expectations; Marriage Role-Enactment |
| Instrument Type | Inventory/Questionnaire |
| Format | Items are rated using various Likert-type scales. |
| Administration Method | Paper |
| Test Items Available | No (To access the test items, contact the publisher.) |
| Number of Items | 98 |
| Factors and Subscales | Scales [Factors]: Marriage Role-Expectations [Socio-Emotional Integration; Social-Intellectual Equality; Pre-Marital Chastity; Sexual Fidelity; Social Influence; Sexual Gratification; Social Relations and Community Affairs; Togetherness and Role-Sharing; Wife Adequacy; Intimacy and Parental Adequacy; Desire for Masculine Dominance]; Marriage Role-Enactment [Social Influence; Participation in Community Affairs; Social Activity; Social Integration; Division of Influence; Work Performance; Wife Adequacy; Masculine Dominance; Intimacy Understanding and Sexual Gratification]. |
| Reliability | No reliability indicated. |
| Validity | No validity indicated. |
| Factor Analysis | No factor analysis indicated. |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18 years and older); Thirties (30–39 years); Middle Age (40–64 years) |
| Population Group | Human; Male; Female |
| Population Details | Location: United States; Respondents: Married Couples |
| Keywords | Marriage Role-Expectations; Marriage Role-Enactment; Socio-Emotional Integration; Social-Intellectual Equality; Pre-Marital Chastity; Sexual Fidelity; Social Influence; Sexual Gratification; Social Relations and Community Affairs; Togetherness and Role-Sharing; Wife Adequacy; Intimacy and Parental Adequacy; Desire for Masculine Dominance; Participation in Community Affairs; Social Activity; Social Integration; Division of Influence; Work Performance; Masculine Dominance; Intimacy Understanding and Sexual Gratification; Perceived Enactments |
| Index Terms | Community Involvement; Division of Labor; Husbands; Intimacy; Marital Relations; Marriage Attitudes; Monogamy; Role Expectations; Role Perception; Sex Role Attitudes; Sex Roles; Sexual Abstinence; Social Influences; Social Integration; Wives; Desire; Marriage and Partner Measures; Socioemotional Functioning; Social Dominance |
| Reference | Tharp, R. G. (1963). Marriage Role Questionnaire. University of Michigan. |
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Marriage Role Questionnaire. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/marriage-role-questionnaire/
Mohammed looti. "Marriage Role Questionnaire." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 4 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/marriage-role-questionnaire/.
Mohammed looti. "Marriage Role Questionnaire." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/marriage-role-questionnaire/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Marriage Role Questionnaire', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/marriage-role-questionnaire/.
[1] Mohammed looti, "Marriage Role Questionnaire," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
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