Locke- Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT)
Locke & Wallace‚ 1959
آزمون سازگاری زناشویی
Circle the dot on the scale line which best describes the degree of happiness‚ everything considered‚ of your present marriage. The middle point "happy" represents the degree of happiness which most people get from marriage‚ and the scale gradually ranges on one side to those few who are very unhappy in marriage‚ and on the other‚ to those few who experience extreme joy or felicity in marriage.
1. Check the dot on the scale line below which best describes the degree of happiness‚ everything considered‚ of your present marriage. The middle point‚ "happy‚" represents the degree of happiness which most people get from marriage‚ and the scale gradually ranges on one side to those few who are very unhappy in marriage‚ and on the other‚ to those few who experience extreme joy or felicity in marriage.
Very Unhappy0 _____0 _____0 ____ 0 _____0____0_____0 Perfectly Happy
State the approximate extent of agreement or disagreement between you and your mate on the following items.
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Occasionally
Disagree
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Frequently
Disagree
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Disagree
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Always
Disagree
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Handling Family Finances
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Matters of Recreation
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Demonstration of Affection
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Friends
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Sex Relations
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Conventionality (right‚ good‚ or proper conduct)
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Philosophy of Life
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Ways of dealing with in-laws
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When disagreements arise‚ they usually result in: a) husband giving in‚ b)wife giving in c)‚ agreement by mutual give and take
Do you and your mate engage in outside interests together? a) All of them‚ b) some of them‚ c) very few of them‚ 4) none of them
In leisure time do you generally prefer: a) to be "on the go"‚ b) to stay at home
Does your mate generally prefer: a) to be "on the go"‚ b) to stay at home
Do you ever wish you had not married? a) Frequently‚ b) occasionally‚ c) rarely‚ d) never
14. If you had your life to live over‚ do you think you would: a) marry the same person‚ b) marry a different person‚ c) not marry at all?
15. Do you confide in your mate: a) almost never‚ b) rarely‚ c)in most things‚ c) in everything
شرح سایت روان سنجی: این ابزار با عمری بیش از شصت سال، هنوز یکی از پرکاربردترین ابزارها در زمینه سازگاری زناشویی است.
اعتبار: دو نیمه کردن 0.90
نمره گذاری: مقادیری که در پرانتز آمده است، برای نمره گذاری به کار می آید و در فرمی که به آزمودنی داده می شود، ارائه نخواهد شد.
The scoring rubric (points for each response) is included in the above scale‚ but should not be included when giving the scale to respondents. The scores for all 15 items should be added up together. Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction
1. Check the dot on the scale line below which best describes the degree of happiness‚ everything considered‚ of your present marriage. The middle point‚ "happy‚" represents the degree of happiness which most people get from marriage‚ and the scale gradually ranges on one side to those few who are very unhappy in marriage‚ and on the other‚ to those few who experience extreme joy or felicity in marriage.
Very Unhappy (0) ----- (2) ----- (7) ----- Happy (15) ---- (20) ----- (25) ----- Perfectly Happy (35)
State the approximate extent of agreement or disagreement between you and your mate on the following items.
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Always
Agree
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Almost
Always
Agree
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Occasionally
Disagree
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Frequently
Disagree
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Almost
Always
Disagree
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Always
Disagree
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2. Handling Family Finances
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(5)
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(4)
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(3)
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(2)
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(1)
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(0)
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3. Matters of Recreation
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(5)
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(4)
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(3)
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(2)
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(1)
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(0)
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4. Demonstration of Affection
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(8)
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(6)
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(4)
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(2)
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(1)
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(0)
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5. Friends
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(5)
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(4)
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(3)
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(2)
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(1)
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(0)
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6. Sex Relations
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(15)
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(12)
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(9)
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(4)
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(1)
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(0)
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7. Conventionality (right‚ good‚ or proper conduct)
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(5)
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(4)
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(3)
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(2)
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(1)
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(0)
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8. Philosophy of Life
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(5)
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(4)
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(3)
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(2)
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(1)
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(0)
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9. Ways of dealing with in-laws
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(5)
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(4)
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(3)
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(2)
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(1)
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(0)
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10. When disagreements arise‚ they usually result in:
husband giving in (0)‚ wife giving in (2)‚ agreement by mutual give and take (10)
11. Do you and your mate engage in outside interests together?
All of them (10)‚ some of them (8)‚ very few of them (3)‚ none of them (0)
12. In leisure time do you generally prefer:
to be "on the go"‚ to stay at home
Does your mate generally prefer:
to be "on the go"‚ to stay at home ?
(Stay at home for both‚ 10 points; "on the go" for both‚ 3 points; disagreement‚ 2 points.)
13. Do you ever wish you had not married?
Frequently (0)‚ occasionally (3)‚ rarely (8)‚ never (15)
14. If you had your life to live over‚ do you think you would:
marry the same person (15)‚ marry a different person (0)‚ not marry at all (1)
15. Do you confide in your mate:
almost never (0)‚ rarely (2)‚ in most things (10)‚ in everything (10)
چگونگی دستیابی
منبع برای آگاهی بیشتر
Kearns‚ J. N. & Leonard‚ K. E. (2004). Social networks‚ structural independence‚ and marital quality over the transition to marriage: A prospective analysis. Journal of Family Psychology‚ 18‚ 383-395.
Kimmel‚ D. & Van Der Veen‚ F. (1974). Factors of marital adjustment in Locke’s Marital Adjustment Test. Journal of Marriage and the Family‚ 36‚ 57-62.
Locke‚ H. J.‚ & Wallace‚ K. M. (1959). Short marital-adjustment and prediction tests: Their reliability and validity. Marriage and Family Living‚ 21‚ 251-255.
Snyder‚ Douglas K. (1979). Multidimensional Assessment of Marital Satisfaction. Journal of Marriage and Family; 41(4): 813-823