Relationship Order is an 8-item measure of the extent to which ordinary social actions within a family or a romantic relationship, are rule-governed (both extent of rules and extent of compliance).
1. We eat dinner together.
2. We eat dinner at the same time every night.
3. Our house/apartment is neat and orderly.
4. Our house/apartment is clean.
5. I know the daily schedules of everyone in
our house.
6. I know what household chores are my job to do.
7. I know what household chores other people in my family are supposed to do.
8. When one person in the family is sick or really busy, other family members step in to do that person’s chores.
Response Options:
Never - 1
Rarely - 2
Sometimes - 3
Often - 4
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
Male
AGE RANGE:
Adults
The responses to the eight items are averaged for each respondent, creating a scale ranging from 1 to 4.
PRIMARY CITATION:
Emery, C. R., Wu, S., & Tsolmon, O. (2015). The peril of order? IPV, injury, and order in Mongolian families. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(1), 62-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260514532526
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
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Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Total Score: 2.50/8 Points (LOW)
For more details, see Scoring Methodology