Moderators of disagreement between 190 patients' ratings of themselves and significant others' ratings of them on dimensions of marital adjustment, self help, and social adjustment were analyzed. Disagreement was reliably predicted by the social status of the patient and for married patients whether the spouse and patient lived together. These results have implications for the assessment of outcome in psychotherapy.
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