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Abstract
This study assessed perceptions of television's fit in married life and examined the influence of viewing pattern and program preference discrepancies on those perceptions. Telephone interviews were conducted with 416 married adults. Most respondents evaluated television positively in their married lives. Television viewing was seen as a shared and valued activity that typically did not disrupt activities with spouse or friends. Greater program preference discrepancies were related to television being evaluated as disruptive and to lower marital satisfaction scores.
