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Some psychosocial aspects of nonlethal chondrodysplasias: IV. Dyadic scale of marital adjustment

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 1998
This article examines marital adjustment of couples who have had a child with dwarfism due to a skeletal dysplasia, and of couples where one or both members are dwarfs. The instrument used was the Dyadic Adjustment Scale developed by Spanier [1976: Marriage Family 38:15-38].
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Family measurement techniques: Locke marital adjustment scale and the dyadic adjustment scale

American Journal of Family Therapy, The, 1985
Dennis A Bagarozzi
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Reliability of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale.

Psychological Assessment, 1993
This study examined the reliability of Spanier's (1976) Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). Middle-aged men and women (N = 158) completed the DAS on 2 occasions separated by approximately 2 weeks. Separate alpha and stability coefficients were calculated for each of the 4 DAS subscales as well as the Total score. Coefficients alpha ranged from.
Michael P. Carey, Ilana P. Spector, Larry J. Lantinga, Dennis J. Krauss   +3 more
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A Psychometric Evaluation of the Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982
ence to the similarity (101 vs., 108) between(he mean score originally obtained by Spanierand that of the present sample. (The limita¬tions of this aspect of the data analysis areobvious; but as an exploratory measure, thisprocedure was utilized.
C. F. Sharpley, D. G. Cross
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Construct Validity of the Short Forms of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Family Relations, 1995
In the past two decades there has been a dramatic increase in research on marital quality both as a construct in its own right and as a dependent variable in models of marital functioning. An important prerequisite for any empirical investigation of marital quality is the availability of a valid indicator of the construct of interest; thus, much ...
John Hunsley, Celine Pinsent, Monique Lefebvre, Susan James-Tanner, Diana Vito   +4 more
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Spanier's dyadic adjustment scale: Some confirmatory analyses

Australian Psychologist, 1982
Abstract One hundred and eight married couples and 68 cohabiting individuals completed the 32-item Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale as part of an omnibus survey concerning the interactions between couples in ongoing relationships. The items of the scale were factor-analysed separately for the three samples—married females, married males and cohabitors ...
John K. Antill, Sandra Cotton
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Psychometrical Properties of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale for Measurement of Marital Quality with Italian Couples [PDF]

Procedia, Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
Developed by Spanier in 1976, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), a 32 items self-report tool, to assess couple satisfaction and to evaluate how each partner within the couple perceives his or her relationship.
Luca, Rollé, Chiara, Garbarini, Elisa, Marino, Eva, Gerino, Piera, Brustia   +4 more
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Psychometric Properties of Spanish Versions of the FACES II and Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Journal of Nursing Measurement, 2006
Although Hispanic Americans are one of the fastest growing ethnic populations in the United States, use and psychometric testing of Spanish versions of two instruments commonly used to measure quality of the couple’s relationship and family functioning, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and the FACES II, have not been reported.
JoAnne M, Youngblut, Dorothy, Brooten, Victoria, Menzies   +2 more
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Using the Dyadic Adjustment Scale in Marital Therapy: An Exploratory Study

The Family Journal, 2000
This article begins by presenting a study that explored whether the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and each of its subscales could discriminate between those therapy couples who would divorce immediately after therapy and those who would not. The DAS was administered to 70 couples during the second session of marital therapy.
Anne M. Prouty, Edward Mel Markowski, Howard L. Barnes   +2 more
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The Assessment of Marital Adjustment with Chinese Populations: A Study of the Psychometric Properties of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Contemporary Family Therapy, 2000
This article presents findings from a study of the psychometric properties of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) with 63 Chinese-Americans. The analysis revealed high internal consistency for DAS scores. Coefficient alpha for the total DAS score was r = .93. Convergent validity was established with the Locke-Wallis Marital Adjustment Scale (LWMAT) (r = .
Ben K. Lim, David Ivey
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