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Develop and psychometrically validate a brief, generic measure of relationship satisfaction that applies broadly to various types of close interpersonal relationships.

February 1, 1988Journal of Marriage and Family

A Generic Measure of Relationship Satisfaction

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SHSusan S. HendrickTexas Tech University

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Psychometric evaluation demonstrates high reliability and validity of a brief seven-item satisfaction measure across couples, highlighting its utility for assessing relationship stability.

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Develop and psychometrically validate a brief, generic measure of relationship satisfaction that applies broadly to various types of close interpersonal relationships.
Administered the 7-item Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) to 125 individuals reporting to be in love to examine factor structure and convergent validity (Study I).
Evaluated the RAS alongside the Dyadic Adjustment Scale in 57 couples in ongoing relationships, assessing internal reliability and relationship status over time (Study II).
Study I confirmed a unifactorial structure with substantial factor loadings and significant correlations with measures of love, commitment, and investment.
Study II demonstrated strong internal consistency (alpha reliability = .86) and a high correlation with the longer Dyadic Adjustment Scale (r = .80).
The scale successfully discriminated between couples who remained together and those who dissolved their relationships.

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Susan S. Hendrick (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c6ed44e14b44d5bd5eca14 https://doi.org/10.2307/352430

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Psychometric evaluation demonstrates high reliability and validity of a brief seven-item satisfaction measure across couples, highlighting its utility for assessing relationship stability.

A Generic Measure of Relationship Satisfaction

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