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Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale .

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Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

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  1. Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

  2. Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K. C. (2000). Establishing criterion scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. American Journal of Family Therapy, 28, 53-61.

  3. Diana Corral Jessica Flores Patricia Lopez Rose Peskin Cristina Zavaleta

  4. Introduction: • Purpose of the study : • Establish a cutoff score for the KMSS and RDAS • Mathematical conversion formulas for KMSS and RDAS Significance of Study: • Conversion between KMSS and RDAS to generalize research findings • Classify individuals and couples as maritally distressed when using the KMSS or RDAS

  5. Methods: Sample: • 486 married individuals • 142 subjects were obtained from marital therapy (clinical) • 344 subjects recruited volunteers (non-clinical) • Predominantly Caucasian, middle income, and first married couples

  6. Methods: (continued) Measures: • DAS (Dyadic Adjustment Scale) • RDAS (The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale) • KMSS (Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale)

  7. Methods: (continued) Procedures • DAS was administered prior to the principle investigation • 354 subjects classified as: • 240 non-distressed individuals • 114 distressed individuals • 147 complete couples

  8. Results: • Series of regressions were run to obtain conversion formulas • Cut-off scores were obtained to distinguish between non-distressed and distressed on the KMSS and the RDAS

  9. Discussion: • The KMSS and the RDAS offer a brief and valid assessment of relationship and marital quality. • There is a need for standardize scoring measuring marital quality. • Conversion formulas facilitate the evaluation of studies regarding treatment outcomes in marital quality.

  10. Disagreeable Aspects of the study : • No empirical support cited for the use of the DASS cutoff score of 107. • Subjects were young, middle class Caucasian couples in the first marriage from one specific area. • Convenient volunteer sample.

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