Freeston M H, Pléchaty M
Ecole de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Psychol Rep. 1997 Oct;81(2):419-34. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1997.81.2.419.
The Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test has been in use for over thirty years despite the development of other scales. The role of the test is discussed in terms of theoretical and practical concerns in the measurement of marital satisfaction. Major criticisms are briefly reviewed and empirical questions are identified. These questions are addressed using archival data on four samples totalling 281 couples. The test possesses adequate reliability and good criterion-related validity. A single factor was identified for both men and women. Ten items discriminated in all analyses. Minor changes in the scoring procedure were suggested for two items in response to some criticisms. These changes did not affect the psychometric properties. The alternative scoring system proposed by Hunt was also evaluated and a cut-score was identified. Continued use of the test is justified in general contexts where the broadly based definition of adjustment is appropriate. More comprehensive measures of adjustment and satisfaction and simpler measures of marital quality still leave a role for this 15-item rapid assessment measure of marital adjustment.
尽管有其他量表问世，但洛克-华莱士婚姻调适测试已使用了三十多年。本文从测量婚姻满意度的理论和实践角度探讨了该测试的作用。简要回顾了主要批评意见并确定了实证问题。利用来自四个样本总计281对夫妻的档案数据来解决这些问题。该测试具有足够的信度和良好的效标关联效度。男性和女性的测试结果都识别出了一个单一因素。在所有分析中，有十个项目具有区分度。针对一些批评意见，建议对两个项目的计分程序进行微小改动。这些改动并未影响心理测量特性。还对亨特提出的替代计分系统进行了评估，并确定了一个分界分数。在调适的宽泛定义适用的一般情况下，该测试的持续使用是合理的。尽管有更全面的调适和满意度测量方法以及更简单的婚姻质量测量方法，但这个包含15个项目的婚姻调适快速评估方法仍有其作用。
