Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS)

The Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS) (Schumm et al., 1983) is a 3-item scale designed to measure marital satisfaction. Different versions have been created which include a subset of the original 3 items.

Reference

Schumm, W. R., Nichols, C. W., Schectman, K. L., & Grigsby, C. C (1983). Characteristics of responses to the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale by a sample of 84 married mothers. Psychological Reports, 53(2), 567–572. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1983.53.2.567

List of questions

Question number	Question	Original 3-item version	WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS 2-item version
1	How satisfied are you with your marriage?	✓	✓	✓
2	How satisfied are you with your husband/wife as a spouse?	✓	✓	✓
3	How satisfied are you with your relationship with your husband/wife?	✓
Items which are not included in the original version
4	How satisfied are you with your [husband/partner/baby's mother's] contribution to parenting so far?		✓

Use of this scale in CLOSER Discovery study questionnaires and datasets

Version	Study	Year	Questionnaire	Dataset
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2007-2009	WCHADS Phase 05 Mother Questionnaire - 9 weeks	Phase 05 Mother Questionnaire Dataset
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2008-2010	WCHADS Phase 06 Mother Questionnaire - 6 months	Phase 06 Mother Questionnaire Dataset
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2008-2011	WCHADS Phase 07 Mother Questionnaire - 12 months	Phase 07 Mother Questionnaire Dataset
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2008-2011	WCHADS Phase 07 Partner Questionnaire - 12 months	Phase 07 Partner Questionnaire Dataset
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2008-2011	WCHADS Phase 08 Mother Interview - 12 months	Phase 08 Mother Questionnaire Dataset
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2010-2012	WCHADS Phase 09 Mother Interview Questionnaire - 30 months	Phase 09 Mother Questionnaire Dataset
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2011-2013	Phase 10 Mother Child Assessment - 42 months	Phase 10 Mother Questionnaire Dataset
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2012-2014	WCHADS Phase 12 Mother Questionnaire	-
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2012-2014	WCHADS Phase 12 Partner Questionnaire	-
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2015-2017	WCHADS Phase 13 Intensive Questionnaire	-
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2015-2017	WCHADS Phase 13 Partner Questionnaire	-
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2017-2019	WCHADS Phase 14 Mother Questionnaire	-
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2017-2019	WCHADS Phase 14 Partner Questionnaire	-
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2019-2020	WCHADS Phase 15 Mother Questionnaire	-
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2020-2021	WCHADS Phase 15 Mother COVID Only Questionnaire	-
WCHADS 3-item version	WCHADS	2020-2021	WCHADS Phase 15 Mother COVID Retest	-
WCHADS 2-item version	WCHADS	2007-2008	WCHADS Phase 01 Mother Questionnaire - 20 wk scan	Phase 01 Mother Questionnaire Part1 Dataset
WCHADS 2-item version	WCHADS	2007-2008	WCHADS Phase 01 Partner Questionnaire - 20 wk scan	Phase 01 Partner Questionnaire Dataset
WCHADS 2-item version	WCHADS	2007-2009	WCHADS Phase 02 Mother Interview - 32 weeks gestation	Phase 02 Mother Questionnaire Dataset

Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS)

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