Perhaps the greatest disadvantage of the naïve coding approach is the task of coordinating the efforts of multiple coders.
However, the magnitude of links between the two systems at the participant level was very strong.
Thanks for setting this thread up.
The challenge of developing a reliable coding manual for a system that assesses both specific emotions and a full range of emotional intensity is great, for such a manual would need to include explicit criteria for each emotion as well as specific anchors for the varying intensities of each emotion.
Although research has provided some support for the predictive utility of making finer distinctions among expressed emotions in marital interactions, large numbers of specific emotions are difficult to analyze statistically.
At this follow-up, participants were asked whether they were still married or living together with their partner.