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Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). 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
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
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.
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
Diana Corral Jessica Flores
Patricia Lopez Rose Peskin
Cristina Zavaleta
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
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
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
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
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
Methods: (continued)
Measures:DAS (Dyadic Adjustment Scale)RDAS (The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale)KMSS (Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale)
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
Methods: (continued)
ProceduresDAS was administered prior to the
principle investigation354 subjects classified as:
240 non-distressed individuals114 distressed individuals147 complete couples
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
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
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
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.
Crane, D. R., & Middleton, K.C., (2000). Establishing Criterion Scores for the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale
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.