NDACAN Measure Details

Description:

Designed to assess the quality of an individual’s relationship with a "significant other" (including spouse, partner, other close relatives, or friends). The (ARI) (Schaeger, E.S. and Edgerton, M, 1982) is a short version of the Marital Autonomy and Relatedness Inventory [MARI] unpublished). It includes the 30 items which loaded most heavily on the MARI "Autonomy" and "Relatedness" scales. Items on the ARI comprise six Primary scales: Relatedness, Hostile Control, Acceptance, Detachment/Rejection, Control, and Autonomy; and two supplemental scales, Support and Listening.

Citations

Schaefer, E.S., & Edgerton, M.E. (1982). Autonomy and Relatedness Inventory. Unpublished manuscript, Chapel Hill, NC: School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Rankin-Esquer, L.A., Burnett, C.K., Baucom, D.H., & Epstein, N. (1997). Autonomy and relatedness in marital functioning. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 23(2), 175-190. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.1997.tb00242.xa

Schaefer, E.S., & Edgerton, M.E. (1979). Marital Autonomy and Relatedness Inventory. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. Retrieved from: http://store.ets.org/store/ets/en_US/pd/productID.39376500

Schaefer, E. S., Edgerton, M. E., & Burnett, C. K. (1991). Autonomy and Relatedness Inventory. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. Retrieved from: http://store.ets.org/store/ets/en_US/pd/productID.39376600