ABSTRACT
Relationship quality assessment typically includes an interview with the couple together, interviewing each partner separately uses of psychometric measures and, ideally, videoing the couple interacting. This chapter examines the types of information that need to be gathered as part of an initial relationship quality assessment. The therapist needs to find out about each partner's satisfaction with their sex life, any issues with coercion or rape, and whether the couple had sex more frequently at other stages of their relationship. Some couples may not be having sex or only having sex very infrequently. The perceived relationship quality components Inventory is a self-report measure of relationship quality. It has sound psychometric properties and has been used extensively in relationships research. The revised dyadic adjustment scale is another useful, short questionnaire that is commonly used by both clinicians and researchers. It measures three facets of a relationship: dyadic consensus, dyadic satisfaction and dyadic cohesion.
