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Developmental, child, family and couple

Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale.

RDAS

What it measures
Dyadic adjustment in couples: consensus, satisfaction, cohesion.
Length and format
14 items. mixed Likert (6-pt agreement, 5-pt and 6-pt frequency) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
20+ languages incl. ES, FR, PT, DE, IT, ZH, TR, FA
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Busby, D. M., Christensen, C., Crane, D. R., & Larson, J. H. (1995). A revision of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale for use with distressed and nondistressed couples. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 21(3), 289-308.

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