The utility of the relationship assessment scale in multiple types of relationships

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ID2920397
AuthorsKeith D Renshaw (0000-0002-8452-3436, George Mason University, USA; University of Utah, USA, corresponding author), Patrick Mcknight (George Mason University), Patrick E Mcknight (0000-0002-9067-9066, George Mason University), Catherine M Caska (University of Utah), Rebecca K Blais (0000-0002-2483-1576, University of Utah)
Year2011
Volume28
Issue4
Pages435-447
Publication date2011-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407510377850
OpenAlexW2121554029
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited25

Several self-report scales of marital satisfaction exist, but many are too lengthy for research protocols, and none allow for parallel assessment of satisfaction in non-romantic relationships. This paper presents results from the assessment of satisfaction in multiple types of close relationships with slight adaptations to the wording of the seven-item Relationship Assessment Scale. This scale was tested in a series of four research protocols with over 1000 undergraduate students. The scale demonstrated good internal consistency, item reliabilities, test-retest reliability, and factorial validity across diverse types of close relationships, with preliminary evidence supporting its convergent and predictive validity as well. These results suggest that the Relationship Assessment Scale can briefly and adequately assess satisfaction in multiple types of relationships

Developmental psychology · Internal consistency · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Test (biology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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