Assessing Marital Quality with Distressed and Nondistressed Couples: A Comparison and Equivalency Table for Three Frequently Used Measures
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چکیده
Three of the most popular marital adjustment measures are the Dyadic Adjustment Scale IDAS), the Marital Adjustment Test (MATJ, and 11:Revised Mariral Adjustment Test IRMA T). 'rile these measures mess similar dimensions, urdividual items on the tests are weighted differently and the scales have different ranges, all of which make direct comparisons of the scales impractical. This study sought to identify the similarities and d[ffrences of the various measures with a large sample (N = 302) of clinical and nonclinical couples. Across both sample groups, each tesr was found to besignificrntly d$ferent from the other two, with differences of up ro l lpoinrs between measwes. The results ofthis study are important in showing that scores on rhe DAS. MAT, and RMA Tare not equivalent. Consequently, studies of marital adjustment that have used different measures cannot be compared directly. This study proposes a solution lo this problem. By using multiple regression, formulas were developed to translare scores easilyfrom one measure into equivalenl scores on anorher measure.
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