Relationship Attribution Measure
This questionnaire describes several things that your spouse might do. Imagine your spouse performing each behavior and then read the statements that follow it. Please circle the number that indicates how much you agree or disagree with each statement, using the rating scale below:
1 2 3 4 5 6
DISAGREE Disagree Disagree Agree Agree AGREE
Strongly
Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
YOUR
SPOUSE CRITICIZES SOMETHING YOU SAY
My
spouses behavior was due to something about him/her
(e.g.,
the type of person he/she is, his/her mood)
1
2 3 4 5
6
My
spouses behavior was due to something about me
(e.g.,
the type of person I am, the mood I was in)
1
2 3 4
5 6
The
reason my spouse criticized me is not likely to change 1
2 3 4 5
6
The
reason my spouse criticized me is something that
affects other areas of our marriage
. 1
2 3 4 5
6
My
spouse criticized me on purpose rather than
unintentionally
... 1 2 3 4 5
6
My
spouses behavior was motivated by selfish rather
than unselfish concerns
1 2 3 4 5
6
My
spouse deserves to be blamed for criticizing me
1
2 3 4 5
6
YOUR
SPOUSE BEGINS TO SPEND LESS TIME WITH YOU
My
spouses behavior was due to something about him/her
(e.g.,
the type of person he/she is, his/her mood)
1
2 3 4 5
6
My
spouses behavior was due to something about me
(e.g.,
the type of person I am, the mood I was in)
1 2
3 4 5
6
The
reason my spouse is beginning to spend less time
with me is not likely to change
1
2 3 4 5
6
The
reason my spouse is beginning to spend less time with
me
is something that affects other areas of our marriage 1 2 3 4 5
6
My
spouse is beginning to spend less time with me
on
purpose rather than unintentionally
. 1
2 3 4
5 6
My
spouses behavior was motivated by selfish rather
than unselfish concerns
1
2 3 4
5 6
My
spouse deserves to be blamed for beginning to spend
less time with me
.. 1 2 3 4 5
6
YOUR
SPOUSE DOES NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
My
spouses behavior was due to something about him/her
(e.g.,
the type of person he/she is, his/her mood)
1
2 3 4 5
6
My
spouses behavior was due to something about me
(e.g.,
the type of person I am, the mood I was in)
1
2 3 4 5
6
The
reason my spouse did not pay attention to me is not
likely to change
1 2 3 4 5
6
The
reason my spouse did not pay attention to me is
something that affects other areas of our marriage
. 1
2 3 4 5
6
My
spouse did not pay attention to me on purpose
rather than unintentionally
..
1 2 3 4
5 6
My
spouses behavior was motivated by selfish rather
than unselfish concerns
1
2 3 4
5 6
My
spouse deserves to be blamed for not paying
attention to me
..
1 2 3 4 5
6
YOUR
SPOUSE IS COOL AND DISTANT
My
spouses behavior was due to something about him/her
(e.g.,
the type of person he/she is, his/her mood)
1
2 3 4 5
6
My
spouses behavior was due to something about me
(e.g.,
the type of person I am, the mood I was in)
1
2 3 4 5
6
The
reason my spouse was cool and distant is not
likely to change
1 2
3 4 5
6
The
reason my spouse was cool and distant is
something that affects other areas of our marriage
. 1
2 3 4 5
6
My
spouse was cool and distant on purpose
rather than unintentionally
..
1 2 3 4
5 6
My
spouses behavior was motivated by selfish rather
than unselfish concerns
1
2 3 4
5 6
My
spouse deserves to be blamed for being cool and
distant
..
1 2 3 4 5
6