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  Assessment name:   Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) Scale overview: The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) is a 14-item self-report assessment of three categories of a couple relationships (Consensus, Satisfaction, Cohesion). Authors: Dean M. Busby and others (see Busby et al., 1995) Response Type: The items are rated on a 5- or 6-point scale. High scores represent greater stability and relationship satisfaction. Scale items (Example) Most persons have disagreements in their relationships. Please indicate below the approximate extent of agreement or disagreement between you and your partner for each item on the following list.     1 Religious matters    2. Demonstrations of affection ******    9. Do you ever regret that you married (or lived together)?     Psychometric properties The authors report alpha .90. The RDAS was moderately correlated with the Marital Adjustment Test (.68) and highly cor...

Marital Satisfaction AI image  The Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS) is a widely used, brief measure of relationship quality. Despite comprising only three items, the KMSS consistently yields highly reliable and valid data. Internal consistency ($\alpha$) values typically range in the .90s (e.g., Schumm et al., 2008). Furthermore, concurrent validity is well-supported, demonstrating strong alignment with longer instruments such as the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS; e.g., Schumm et al., 1986). Developed by Walter R. Schumm at Kansas State University, the scale is available for educational and research use without prior permission. Additional references are listed below. Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS): 3-items Items are rated on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 7 (extremely satisfied). 1.       How satisfied are you with your marriage? 2.       How satisfied are you with your husb...