Family measurement techniques: Locke marital adjustment scale and the dyadic adjustment scale

Bagarozzi, Dennis A.

doi:10.1080/01926188508251266

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“…The Satisfaction subscale from the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS, Spanier, 1976) was used to assess self-reported romantic relationship quality. DAS reliability and validity is summarized by Bagarozzi (1985). The Satisfaction subscale has 10 six-point items, with a Cronbach’s alpha of .82 in our sample.…”

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confidence: 95%

Girls with childhood ADHD as adults: Cross-domain outcomes by diagnostic persistence.

Owens

Zalecki

Gillette

et al. 2017

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

124

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Objective To ascertain adult outcomes in ten domains reflecting symptomatology (internalizing, externalizing, self-injury, substance use), attainment (education, employment), and impairment (health, social, driving, overall) as a function of both childhood diagnosis of ADHD and persistence of ADHD symptoms across time. Method We prospectively followed 140 grade-school-aged girls with rigorously diagnosed childhood ADHD and 88 age- and ethnicity-matched comparison girls for 16 years. Outcome measures were obtained via self- and parent-report questionnaires, interviews, and objective tests. Results Childhood ADHD, whether it remitted or persisted, was a pernicious risk factor for a limited number of poor outcomes, including low educational attainment, unplanned pregnancy, body mass index, and clinician-rated impairment. Childhood ADHD that persisted over time, whether completely or partially, was associated with a number of additional detrimental outcomes in the externalizing, internalizing, self-injury, occupational, social, and overall impairment domains. Finally, in this all-female sample, ADHD was not associated with objective measures of employment, substance use, or driving outcomes. Conclusions We discuss the considerable impairments accruing from both childhood-limited and adult-persisting ADHD, with major implications for the health and well-being of females with this neurodevelopmental disorder.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Girls with childhood ADHD as adults: Cross-domain outcomes by diagnostic persistence.

Owens

Zalecki

Gillette

et al. 2017

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

124

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“…The DAS (Spanier, 1976) was used to measure participant's retrospective evaluations of the quality of adjustment in the lost conjugal relationship. The DAS has shown a coefficient alpha of .96 (Spanier, 1976), as well as convergent and discriminate validity (Cohen, 1985;Heyman, Sayers, & Bellack, 1994). The Global Symptoms Index (GSI) of the Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) (Derogatis, 1983) was used as a general measure of distress.…”

Section: Questionnaire Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-Enhancement as a Buffer Against Extreme Adversity: Civil War in Bosnia and Traumatic Loss in the United States

Bonanno

Field²,

Kovacevic³

et al. 2002

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

158

141

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In a challenge to traditional views of mental health, Taylor and Brown argued that an overly positive or enhanced perception of the self was adaptive, particularly in conditions of extreme adversity. Researchers have tempered this view with evidence linking self-enhancing biases to negative social consequences. This article reports studies examining self-enhancement in the context of civil war in Bosnia (Study 1) and premature conjugal loss (Study 2). In both studies, mental health experts rated self-enhancing individuals as better adjusted than other participants. Self-enhancement proved particularly salutary for bereaved participants who suffered more adverse losses. These effects were evidenced regardless of whether global judgments or structured clinical interviews were used, whether ratings were collected cross-sectionally or longitudinally, and when negative affect was statistically controlled. However, consistent with previous studies, self-enhancers also evoked negative impressions among untrained observers. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.

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“…With over 4100 research citations across varying cultures and populations, the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale (MAT, Locke & Wallace, 1959) seems to be compared regularly with newly developed assessments and has withstood the test of time as a standard for assessing marital health (e.g., Ghoroghi et al, 2015;Jiang et al, 2013;Khatun et al, 2019). The MAT is a 15-statement, Likert-type self-report survey with variable scoring for each statement (potential total score range: 2 to 158) and has been validated as a reliable marital adjustment measure and comparable to more recent pay-per-use marriage adjustment measures despite its development over 50 years ago (Bagarozzi, 1985;Crane et al, 1990;Freeston & Pléchaty, 1997;Jiang et al, 2013). The MAT's Spearman-Brown split-half reliability was .90 (Locke & Wallace, 1959).…”

Section: Assessment Measuresmentioning

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A Measure of Romantic Love: The Psychometric Properties of the Love Bank Inventory

Chalmers¹

2023

j Res Psy

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The purpose of this research was to thoroughly study the psychometric properties of the Love Bank Inventory (LBI) with married participants. The LBI is a 21-item Likert-type English survey developed to measure romantic love for a partner. Two studies were conducted with independent data sets (Study 1: n = 143; Study 2: n = 142) that represented 22- to 62-year-old heterosexual, nondyadic married respondents with multicultural citizenship. The results of the two studies provide support for (a) a single-factor model, (b) convergent validity with a positive correlation with the statement about romantic love (rs = .67 - .68) and construct criterion validity with a positive correlation with the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (r = .76 - .80), (c) internal consistency of LBI statements (? = .95 - .96,), and (d) test-retest reliability (r = .88). These two studies provide support for the use of the LBI as a free tool to assess romantic love in marriage education development and applied settings.

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Family measurement techniques: Locke marital adjustment scale and the dyadic adjustment scale

Cited by 49 publications

References 13 publications

Girls with childhood ADHD as adults: Cross-domain outcomes by diagnostic persistence.

Girls with childhood ADHD as adults: Cross-domain outcomes by diagnostic persistence.

Self-Enhancement as a Buffer Against Extreme Adversity: Civil War in Bosnia and Traumatic Loss in the United States

A Measure of Romantic Love: The Psychometric Properties of the Love Bank Inventory

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