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Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
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This study demonstrates the usefulness of the KMSS and RDAS in distinguishing between the maritally distressed and nondistressed. For conceptual and statistical clarity, many marital interaction and marital therapy research measures, use a single cutoff score. It was determined that the cutoff score is 17 for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS) and 48 for the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) for husbands, wives, and couples. An equivalency table of mathematical formulas is also presented, allowing the conversion of individual and couple scores from one measure of marital quality to another. It is now possible to convert a score from any one of a number of instruments (KMSS, RDAS, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Marital Adjustment Test, Revised Marital Adjustment Test) to an equivalent score as measured by another instrument.
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- Authors
- Crane, D. R., Middleton, K. C., & Bean, R. A.
- Affiliations
- Brigham Young University (US)
- Venue
- The American Journal of Family Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2000-01
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 53-60
- ISSN
- 0192-6187 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-0383
- OpenAlex
- W2130669963
- Cited by
- 305
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Family Therapy (publishedVersion)
- ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale, marital satisfaction, marital distress, cut-off values, criterion validity, score conversion, marital adjustment, couples, Dyadic Adjustment Scale
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