Positive and Negative Semantic Differential (PN-SMD)
Section 1:
Please answer these questions about your current romantic relationship with your
partner
Considering only the positive qualities of your relationship and ignoring the negative
ones, evaluate your relationship on the following qualities.
My relationship is….
Interesting
Full
Sturdy
Enjoyable
Good
Friendly
Hopeful
Not at all
0
A tiny bit
1
A little
2
Somewhat
3
Mostly
4
Very
5
Extremely
6
Completely
7
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Section 2 (not administered immediately following section 1):
Please answer these questions about your current romantic relationship with your
partner
Considering only the negative qualities of your relationship and ignoring the positive
ones, evaluate your relationship on the following qualities.
My relationship is….
Bad
Lonely
Discouraging
Boring
Empty
Fragile
Miserable
Not at all
0
A tiny bit
1
A little
2
Somewhat
3
Mostly
4
Very
5
Extremely
6
Completely
7
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Mattson, Rogge, Johnson, Davidson & Fincham (2013)