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Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS)

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Synonyms

Marriage; Questionnaire; Relationship; Satisfaction; Scale

Definition

It is a self-report questionnaire that measures the level of satisfaction with the marital relationship.

Introduction

Marital satisfaction is one of the most critical factors in a healthy family performance (Greef, 2000). Schoen et al. (2002) define marital satisfaction as a global assessment of one’s marriage and a reflection of marital happiness and functioning. Marital satisfaction is a conscious feeling of happiness and pleasure experienced by a spouse while considering all current aspects of his or her marriage (Chandrakanth, 2015). Marital satisfaction can be defined as a person’s mental state reflecting marriage’s perceived benefits and costs (Nadia & Shahid, 2012).

The Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale is a tool for assessing the quality of marital relationships. Psychologists Caryl Rusbult and John Morrow created the scale in the 1980s as part of their research into the factors that contribute to...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Community Medicine, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, India

    Dani Akanksha & Yamini Pusdekar

  2. Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, India

    Vinod Pusdekar

  3. Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, India

    Vishwajit Deshmukh

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, ROCHESTER, MN, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

  2. Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

    Gavin Vance

  3. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI, USA

    Madeleine K. Meehan

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Akanksha, D., Pusdekar, Y., Pusdekar, V., Deshmukh, V. (2023). Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS). In: Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_1294-1

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