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MEASURE: Index of Marital Satisfaction
Description:
Married and cohabiting parents were asked to complete a marital satisfaction module that included questions about the quality of the marital/cohabiting relationship as well as other factors, such as how the couple copes with stress.
Reference(s)
Russell, R. J. H., & Wells, P. A. (1993). Marriage and relationship questionnaire: MARQ handbook. Kent, UK: Hodder & Stoughton.
Schumm, W. R., Nichols, C. W., Schectman, K. L., & Grigsby, C. C. (1983). Characteristics of responses to the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale by a sample of 84 married mothers. Psychological Reports, 53(2), 567-572. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1983.53.2.567.x
Publication(s)
Skinner, A. T., Gurdal, S., Chang, L., Oburu, P., & Tapanya, S. (2022). Dyadic coping, parental warmth, and adolescent externalizing behavior in four countries. Journal of Family Issues, 43(1), 237-258.
