The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) is a 32-item questionnaire that measures an individual’s perceptions of his/her relationship with an intimate partner.
ITEM CODING
Items 1-22, 25-28, and 32 are scored on a scale from 0 to 5
Items 23 and 24 are scored on a scale from 0 to 4
Items 29 and 30 are scored on a scale from 0 to 1
Item 31 is scored on a scale from 0 to 6
SCALES
Dyadic Consensus Scale: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7-15,
Dyadic Satisfaction Scale: 16-23, 31-32
Dyadic Cohesion Scale: 24-28
Affectional Expression Scale: 4, 6, 29-30
RESOURCE FILES
REFERENCES
Spanier, G. B. (1976). Measuring dyadic adjustment: New scales for assessing the quality of marriage and similar dyads. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 15-28.
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