24 married couples completed a marital adjustment test and a measure of shared Personal Constructs. The number of shared Personal Constructs and marital adjustment test scores were not significantly related; nor was a significant relationship found between spouse's responses on the marital adjustment test. In addition, no significant differences were found between the number of shared Personal Constructs for these couples and couples with members assigned at random. Difficulties in instrumentation are discussed.
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