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Relationship Health Assessment


(The Perceived Relationship Quality Component Scale [PRQC])

This document includes:

 A measure of relationship quality formatted for administration


to a client – The Perceived Relationship Quality Component Scale
(PRQC, Fletcher, Simpson, & Thomas, 2000)
 An annotated item-by-item description regarding scale
composition
 Scoring instructions
Please read each of the following items carefully and, using the rating scale, rate
your current partner and relationship (ranging from 1 = not at all to 7 = extremely).
Please circle your response.

not at all extremely


1. How satisfied are you with your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2. How committed are you to your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3. How intimate is your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4. How much do you trust your partner? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5. How passionate is your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6. How much do you love your partner? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7. How content are you with your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8. How dedicated are you to your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
9. How close is your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
10. How much can you count on your partner? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11. How lustful is your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12. How much do you adore your partner? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
13. How happy are you with your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
14. How devoted are you to your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
15. How connected are you to your partner? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
16. How dependable is your partner? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
17. How sexually intense is your relationship? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
18. How much do you cherish your partner? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Item composition – Perceived Relationship Quality Components (PRQC) Scale

1 Satisfaction How satisfied are you with your relationship?


2 Commitment How committed are you to your relationship?
3 Intimacy How intimate is your relationship?
4 Trust How much do you trust your partner?
5 Passion How passionate is your relationship?
6 Love How much do you love your partner?
7 Satisfaction How content are you with your relationship?
8 Commitment How dedicated are you to your relationship?
9 Intimacy How close is your relationship?
10 Trust How much can you count on your partner?
11 Passion How lustful is your relationship?
12 Love How much do you adore your partner?
13 Satisfaction How happy are you with your relationship?
14 Commitment How devoted are you to your relationship?
15 Intimacy How connected are you to your partner?
16 Trust How dependable is your partner?
17 Passion How sexually intense is your relationship?
18 Satisfaction How much do you cherish your partner?

Scoring
The following six total scores were then computed:
(1) The Satisfaction score is computed by averaging items 1, 7 and 13.
Higher scores reflect greater relationship satisfaction.
(2) The Commitment score is computed by averaging items 2, 8, and 14.
Higher scores reflect greater commitment.
(3) The Intimacy score is computed by averaging items 3, 9, and 15.
Higher scores reflect greater intimacy.
(4) The Trust score is computed by averaging items 4, 10 and 16. Higher
scores reflect greater levels of trust.
(5) The Passion score is computed by averaging items 5, 11 and 17.
Higher scores reflect greater levels of passion.
(6) The Love score is computed by averaging items 6, 12 and 18. Higher
scores reflect greater levels of love.

When referencing the PRQC, please cite the following paper:


Fletcher, G. J. O., Simpson, J. A., & Thomas, G. (2000). The measurement
of Perceived Relationship Quality Components: A confirmatory factor
analytic approach. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 340-
355.

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