Change in marital adjustment following marital therapy: A comparison of two outcome measures.

Whisman, Mark A.; Jacobson, Neil S.

doi:10.1037/1040-3590.4.2.219

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“…The DAS is reliable and well-validated (Whisman & Jacobson, 1992). The 4 items on the DAS pertaining to sex within the relationship (categorized in the DAS as Affectional Expression) were removed from analyses of relationship satisfaction to ensure that the constructs of sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction were more independent.…”

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Ecological Models of Sexual Satisfaction among Lesbian/Bisexual and Heterosexual Women

2008

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Sexual satisfaction is an integral component of sexual health and well-being, yet we know little about which factors contribute to it among lesbian/bisexual women. To examine a proposed ecological model of sexual satisfaction, we conducted an internet survey of married heterosexual women and lesbian/bisexual women in committed same-sex relationships. Structural equation modeling included five final latent variables for heterosexual women and seven final latent variables for lesbian/bisexual women. Overall, results indicated that, for both groups of women, a similar constellation of factors (depressive symptoms, relationship satisfaction, sexual functioning, and social support) was related to sexual satisfaction. In lesbian/bisexual women, internalized homophobia was an additional factor. Contrary to expectations, the presence of children in the home and a history of childhood sexual abuse did not contribute significantly to the model for either group. Findings support the idea that gender socialization may influence sexual satisfaction more than socialization around sexual orientation. Additionally, given that for both groups of women relationship satisfaction explained a substantial amount of variance in sexual satisfaction, sexual concerns may be better addressed at the relationship than the individual level.

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Ecological Models of Sexual Satisfaction among Lesbian/Bisexual and Heterosexual Women

2008

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“…At five years, participants completed only the satisfaction subscale of the DAS, to reduce responder burden. The DAS is a 32-item measure of adjustment in spousal or committed relationships [31], arguably the gold standard and sensitive to change [55]. Response formats vary, using 5-, 6- and 7-point rating scales.…”

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Marital adjustment, satisfaction and dissolution among hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients and spouses: a prospective, five‐year longitudinal investigation

Langer

Storer

et al. 2009

Psycho-Oncology

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Objective To examine the trajectory of marital adjustment, satisfaction, and dissolution among 121 hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) couples – as a function of role (patient or spouse) and gender. Methods Prospective, longitudinal design. Participants completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale at six time points: pre-transplant (4–7 days after beginning medical workup prior to starting transplant), 6 months post-transplant, and 1, 2, 3 and 5 years post-transplant. They also reported on marital status over time. Results Participants ranged in age from 23–68 (52% female patients and 48% female spouses). Ninety-eight patients received an allogeneic transplant; 23 received an autologous transplant. Marital dissolution was uncommon (4 divorces since the transplant among 55 participating 5-year survivors, 7%). Dyadic satisfaction was stable over time for both male and female patients and male spouses, but not for female spouses who reported reductions in satisfaction at all time points relative to baseline. Conclusions Couples were by and large resilient. However, caregiver-specific gender differences indicate an increased risk for relationship maladjustment and dissatisfaction among female spouses and ultimately, female spouse/ male patient couples.

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“…Almost 20 years ago, its author noted than it had been used in more than 1,000 studies by that point (Spanier, 1988), and its use has only continued to grow. For example, the DAS often serves as a dependent measure of marital satisfaction (e.g., in marital therapy outcome studies, Christensen, Atkins, Berns, Wheeler, Baucom, & Simpson, 2004; Whisman & Jacobson, 1992) or to classify “distressed” vs. “nondistressed” couples in marital interaction task research (e.g., Crane, Allgood, Larson, & Griffin, 1990; Eddy, Heyman, & Weiss, 1991). …”

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Factorial invariance of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale across gender.

South

Krueger

Iacono

2009

Psychological Assessment

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The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1976) is the most widely used inventory of relationship satisfaction in the social sciences, yet the question of whether it is measuring the same concept in men and women has never been addressed. The current study examined the factor structure of the DAS in a sample of 900 currently married couples who participated in the Minnesota Twin Family Study. Confirmatory factory analysis was applied to a second-order factor solution with Spanier’s four factors (Consensus, Satisfaction, Cohesion, Affectional Expression) loading on one, higher-order factor (Adjustment) to test for measurement invariance across gender. The second-order solution was relatively invariant across gender, even when taking into account the non-independent nature of the data. This suggests that the best conceptualization of the DAS is one of a gender-invariant measure of marital adjustment with four distinct subfactors, and that differences between men and women on any of these constructs can be interpreted by both clinicians and researchers as true mean differences rather than measurement bias.

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Change in marital adjustment following marital therapy: A comparison of two outcome measures.

Cited by 25 publications

References 17 publications

Ecological Models of Sexual Satisfaction among Lesbian/Bisexual and Heterosexual Women

Ecological Models of Sexual Satisfaction among Lesbian/Bisexual and Heterosexual Women

Marital adjustment, satisfaction and dissolution among hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients and spouses: a prospective, five‐year longitudinal investigation

Factorial invariance of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale across gender.

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