PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE

The Chinese version of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (C-DAS) was administered to 91 maritally ''adjusted'' and 81 maritally ''maladjusted'' adults, along with other instruments assessing marital satisfaction (the Chinese Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale) and marital expectations (the Chinese Marital Comparison Level Index). The C-DAS was found to have high internal consistency as a scale and C-DAS scores were observed to correlate substantially with measures of marital satisfaction and marital expectation but not significantly with measures not expected to be related to marriage. There were also significant differences between the maritally ''adjusted'' and the ''maladjusted'' groups of subjects in terms of C-DAS scores. The present data generally suggest that the C-DAS can be used as an objective marital assessment tool in the Chinese context, although refinement of some of the items may be needed.