The Relationship Control Scale is a 12 item scale measuring structures of power within relationships. It has 3 dimensions: Relationship control, Sexual negotiation and Emotional dissonance. The scale is adapted from the Sexual Relationship Power Scale SRPS.
Geographies Tested: Mexico,United States of America
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adults
1. When my partner and I disagree, he gets his way most of the time.
2. My partner tells me who I can spend time with.
3. Most of the time, we do what my partner wants.
4. My partner does what he wants, even if I do not want him to.
5. If I asked my partner to use a condom, he would get violent.
6. If I asked my partner to use a condom, he would get angry.
7. If I asked my partner to use a condom, he would think I'm having sex with other people.
8. I feel trapped or stuck in our relationship.
9. My partner gets more out of our relationship than I do.
10. I am more committed to our relationship than my partner is.
11. My partner has more to say than I do about important decisions that affect us.
12. When my partner and I are together, I'm pretty quiet.
Response Options:
Agree
Disagree
Mean aggregate scores were calculated
Parrado, E. A., & Flippen, C. A. (2005). Migration and gender among Mexican women. American Sociological Review, 70(4), 606-632. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4145379
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