Methoden vergelijken

	Relationship Assessment Scale	Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)
Vakgebied	Sociale psychologie	Sociale psychologie
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Jaar van ontstaan	1988	1976
Grondlegger	Susan Hendrick (based on Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love)	Graham B. Spanier
Type	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
Oorspronkelijke bron	Sternberg, R. J. (1988). Triangulating love. In R. J. Sternberg & M. L. Barnes (Eds.), The psychology of love (pp. 119-138). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.	Spanier, G. B. (1976). Measuring dyadic adjustment: New scales for assessing the quality of marriage and similar dyads. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 38(1), 15-28.
Aliassen	RAS, Sternberg Relationship Assessment Scale	DAS, Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale
Verwant	3	3
Samenvatting	The Relationship Assessment Scale is a brief, widely used instrument for measuring global relationship satisfaction and quality in romantic partnerships. Developed by Susan Hendrick in 1988 and based on Robert Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love, the RAS measures the three core components of love: intimacy (emotional closeness and connection), passion (attraction and desire), and commitment (dedication and decision to maintain the relationship). The RAS is valued for its brevity (7 items), applicability across diverse relationship types, and strong psychometric properties.	The Dyadic Adjustment Scale is the most widely used self-report instrument for measuring the quality of relationships in married or cohabiting couples. Developed by Graham Spanier in 1976, it captures four fundamental dimensions of relationship functioning: consensus (agreement on key domains), satisfaction (contentment in the partnership), cohesion (togetherness and shared activities), and affectional expression (intimacy and passion). The DAS has become a gold standard in couple therapy research, relationship satisfaction studies, and marital intervention trials.