Scale Development for Measuring of the Couple's Languages : Quality time, Acts of Service, Words of Affirmation, Receiving Gifts, and Physical Touch

부부의 언어 측정을 위한 척도개발 : 공유시간, 서비스, 인정, 선물, 신체접촉

The purpose of this study was to develope the scale for measuring the five languages of couples. A 50 item instrument was analyzed with responses from 100 persons(50 couples) dwelling in Kwangju. Data were analyzed by the method of Pearson＇s Cronbach＇ $\alpha$ test. Items were loaded five categories such as quality time, words of affirmation, receiving gift, acts of service and physical touch. The test is shown to have internal consistency reliability and satisfactory content validity. The result proposed the 27 items constructed scale. (Korean J Human Ecology 1(2):1~11. 1998)