Disillusionment Scale

11-­Item Marital/Relationship Disillusionment Scale

1. My marriage/relationship hasn’t gone quite as perfectly as I thought it might.
2. I’m beginning to see my spouse/partner in a somewhat more negative light
3. I’m beginning to see my marriage/relationship in a somewhat more negative light.
4. Marriage is/was not as enjoyable as I had expected it to be.
5. Our relationship has changed for the worst.
6. I no longer really like my spouse/partner as a person.
7. My marriage/relationship is no longer as important to me as it used to be.
8. I am/was very disappointed in my marriage/relationship.
9. I no longer feel quite as positive about my spouse/partner as I once did.
10. If I could go back in time, I would not marry my spouse/live with my partner again.
11. I feel tricked, cheated, or deceived by love.         

Instructions: When negative changes have occurred in marriage, spouses sometimes experience a sense of disillusionment, disappointment, or disenchantment. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? (5‐point scale, anchored by 1 = Extremely disagree and 5 = Extremely agree)

 

Citation: Niehuis, S., & Bartell, D. (2006). The Marital Disillusionment Scale: Development and psychometric properties. North American Journal of Psychology, 8(1), 69-84. https://doi.org/10.1037/t42162-000 

Other versions

3-item version: Under review

Polish translation: Niehuis, S., Adamczyk, K., Trepanowski, R., Celejewska, A., Ganclerz, M., Frydrysiak, A., Reifman, A., & Willis, G. E. (2021). Development of the Polish‐Language Relationship Disillusionment Scale and its validation. Personal Relationships, 28(4), 1017–1041. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12394 

Persian translation: Under review