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Marital Satisfaction

Marital Satisfaction is a psychological construct denoting the subjective evaluation of positive affect, fulfillment, and overall contentment within a marital relationship, distinguished from related relational outcomes by its specific focus on spouses' affective appraisals of the marriage rather than structural or behavioral dimensions.

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Measuring Dyadic Adjustment: New Scales for Assessing the Quality of Marriage and Similar Dyads

Graham B. Spanier · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1976 · 7.1K citations

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Short Marital-Adjustment and Prediction Tests: Their Reliability and Validity

Harvey J. Locke, Karl M. Wallace · Marriage and Family Living · 1959 · 2.9K citations

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Testing the ruler with item response theory: Increasing precision of measurement for relationship satisfaction with the Couples Satisfaction Index.

Janette L. Funk, Ronald D. Rogge · Journal of Family Psychology · 2007 · 1.8K citations

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Measuring Marital Quality: A Critical Look at the Dependent Variable

Robert W. Norton · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1983 · 1.8K citations

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What Do You Do When Things Go Right? The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Benefits of Sharing Positive Events.

Shelly L. Gable, Harry T. Reis, Emily A. Impett et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2004 · 1.3K citations

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  1. TN
    Thomas N. Bradbury

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    70 publications · 10.4K citations

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  2. BR
    Benjamin R. Karney

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    50 publications · 6.2K citations

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    Frank D. Fincham

    Florida State University, United States

    50 publications · 7.2K citations

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  4. MA
    Mark A. Whisman

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    36 publications · 3.9K citations

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    James K. McNulty

    Florida State University, United States

    38 publications · 3.6K citations

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  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    63 h-index

    186 publications

    24.8K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    44 h-index

    131 publications

    18.9K citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    41 h-index

    92 publications

    8.9K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    41 h-index

    105 publications

    13K citations

  5. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    40 h-index

    272 publications

    17.2K citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    38 h-index

    98 publications

    8.5K citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    32 h-index

    83 publications

    6.6K citations

  8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    31 h-index

    60 publications

    4.6K citations

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  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    300 publications · 43K citations

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  2. Journal of Family Psychology

    JFP · 188 publications · 19.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    100 publications · 22.1K citations

    71

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  4. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

    120 publications · 14K citations

    68

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  5. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 101 publications · 7.4K citations

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