Relationship satisfaction (PN-SMD)
Psychology: Emotion & Wellbeing1 sample item
About this scale
The "positive and negative semantic dimensions of relationship satisfaction" scale uses a special way of measuring relationship satisfaction. While many relationship scales treat positive and negative attitudes as polar opposites, this might not be the best way to deal with measuring how people feel about their relationship. From the paper by Mattson & Rogge, 2013 (p.328-329) :
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Source & citation
Mattson, R. E., Rogge, R. D., Johnson, M. D., Davidson, E. K. B., & Fincham, F. D. (2013). The positive and negative semantic dimensions of relationship satisfaction. Personal Relationships, 20 , 328-355.
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