Rock-Wallace Love/Marriage Adjustment Scale – Chinese Version

Description

Close relationships are an essential aspect of interpersonal relationships. Among human instincts lies the innate desire to establish intimate connections. Such relationships fulfill basic social needs, providing individuals with emotional and psychological support, helping them navigate life’s difficulties and dangers, and forming stable small groups and units (Wei Jinglin, 2012).

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Purpose

The study aims to explore the significance of close relationships in individual development and establish the quality of relationships through the use of the Lock-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale.

Test Year

The Lock-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale was developed in 1959.

Administration Method and Scoring

The Lock-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale comprises 383 objective items related to marital adjustment. In China, a commonly used version includes fifteen items. Total scores can range from 2 to 158, with higher scores indicating better marital adjustment.

Reliability and Validity

Domestic scholars measured the internal consistency coefficient of the scale, finding it to be 0.90, indicating that the reliability and validity meet the standards for psychological research.

Factors and Subscales

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Keywords

Close relationships, intimate relationships, marital adjustment, psychological support, social needs

Items in Chinese

1. 请您选择下面一个点，使它能最好地描述您目前的婚姻/恋爱幸福程度。中间的点：幸福。代表大多数人的婚姻/恋爱幸福程度。一端代表在婚姻/恋爱中非常不幸福。另一端则代表在婚姻/恋爱中非常快乐或幸福。请将符合你情况的数字圈起来。(0) (2) (7) (15) (20) (25) (35)非常不幸福 幸福 非常幸福在下列项目中描述你及你的伴侣之间意见一致或不一的程度。请选择答案。将每项的选定答案圈起来。答案没有对错之分，同时，我们会对您的回答绝对保密！
2. 处理财政事物（5 4 3 2 1 0）
3. 娱乐方面的事（5 4 3 2 1 0）
4. 感情的表示（8 6 4 2 1 0）
5. 对待朋友方面（5 4 3 2 1 0）
6. 对待性的态度（15 12 9 4 1 0）
7. 各自的生活习惯（5 4 3 2 1 0）
8. 人生观（5 4 3 2 1 0）
9. 对待对方亲人的方式（5 4 3 2 1 0）
10. 当意见不一致时，其通常导致：A、男生让步（0） B、女生让步（2） C、相互让步而达到意见一致（10）
11. 你和你的伴侣一起从事感兴趣的户外活动吗？A、完全一起（10） B、有时（8） C、极少数时间（3） D、没有（0）
12. 在闲暇时：
（1）你通常宁愿 A、呆在室内 B、外出活动
（2）你的伴侣通常宁愿 A、呆在室内 B、外出活动
双方均呆在室内：（10）双方均外出活动：(3) 双方不一致：(2)
13. 你但愿过你没有婚姻/恋爱吗？A、经常（0） B、偶尔（3） C、极少（8） D、从没有（15）
14. 如果你再重新生活一次。你认为你将：A、与同一个人婚姻/恋爱（15） B、与另一个人婚姻/恋爱（0） C、完全不婚姻/恋爱（1）
15. 你信任你的伴侣吗？A、几乎不（0） B、极少（2） C、在大多数事情上（10） D、在每件事情上（10）
注：括号内为得分值有研究发现，婚姻失调组中，评分低于100分者占83％，在婚姻调适良好组中，评分高于100分者占96％。

Items in English

1. Please choose the point below that best describes your current level of happiness in your marriage/relationship. The middle point: Happy. Represents the marital/relationship happiness level of most people. One end represents very unhappy in the marriage/relationship. The other end represents very happy in the marriage/relationship. Please circle the number that fits your situation. (0) (2) (7) (15) (20) (25) (35) Very Unhappy Happy Very Happy.
2. Handling financial matters (5 4 3 2 1 0)
3. Matters of entertainment (5 4 3 2 1 0)
4. Expressions of affection (8 6 4 2 1 0)
5. Attitudes towards friends (5 4 3 2 1 0)
6. Attitudes towards sex (15 12 9 4 1 0)
7. Individual living habits (5 4 3 2 1 0)
8. Views on life (5 4 3 2 1 0)
9. Treatment of each other’s relatives (5 4 3 2 1 0)
10. When opinions differ, it usually leads to: A, the male gives in (0) B, the female gives in (2) C, mutual concessions to reach consensus (10)
11. Do you and your partner engage in outdoor activities together? A, completely together (10) B, sometimes (8) C, rarely (3) D, not at all (0)
12. In your leisure time:
(1) You usually prefer A, to stay indoors B, to go out
(2) Your partner usually prefers A, to stay indoors B, to go out
Both stay indoors: (10) Both go out: (3) Both inconsistent: (2)
13. Do you wish you didn’t have a marriage/romantic relationship? A, often (0) B, occasionally (3) C, rarely (8) D, never (15)
14. If you could live your life again, do you think you would: A, marry/date the same person (15) B, marry/date someone else (0) C, not marry/date at all (1)
15. Do you trust your partner? A, hardly at all (0) B, very little (2) C, in most matters (10) D, in everything (10)
Note: The scores in parentheses are scoring values. Research has found that in the marriage adjustment group, 83% of those scoring below 100, while in the good marriage adjustment group, 96% scored above 100.

References

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