copyrighted 1975 Robert L. Weiss, Ph.D.
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AREAS OF CHANGE QUESTIONNAIRE

          Instructions

               In every relationship there are behaviors one or both partners seek to change. Behaviors may
               occur either too often or not often enough. For example, a partner may be dissatisfied because
               the other takes out the garbage only once a week. The desired change would be for this havior
               to occur more often. On the other hand, one might be dissatisfied because too much time was
               being spent cleaning up the house; in this case the desired change would be for this behavior o
               occur less often. In other words, a person's dissatisfaction with partner performance of a
               particular behavior can be expressed as a desire for a behavior to occur either more or less
               often.

                 Please note that the scales change direction, so that much less is sometimes on the
              left,  and at other times on the right.
Parts I and II are combined here; note that different stems are used in Parts I and II.
 
I want  my partner  to: Part I 
 
             
   It would please my partner if  I: 
    Part II
Major Item:
1.. .particiapted in decisions about spending  money     -3    -2     -1   0    +1   +2   +3         [   ]
  much     less    somewhat  somewhat    more  much 
   less       less     more   more
2. spent time keeping the house clean      +   +2     +1    0     -1    -2    -3        [   ]
  much   more    somewhat   somewhat    less  much
  more       more     less   less
3. ..had meals ready in time    +3     +2      +1      0      -1     -2     -3             [   ]
 much    more   somewhat  somewhat    less  much
  more     more     less   less  
4. ...paid attention to his/her appearance    -3    -2     -1    0    +1    +2   +3         [   ]
  much   more   somewhat somewhat    more   much
   less     less     more   more
5. .hit him/her    +3     +2    +1   0     -1    -2    -3         [   ]
  much   more  somewhat  somewhat   l ess  much
  more    more    less   less
6. ..got together with his/her friends    +3   +2    +1   0     -1    -2    -3       [   ]
  much   more  somewhat somewhat   less  much
  more   more    less   less
7. ..paid the bills on time    -3    -2     -1   0     +1    +2     +3         [   ]
 much   less  somewhat somewhat   more  much
  less     less    more  more
8. ..prepared interesting meals    -3    -2     -1   0     +1     +2    +3        [   ]
 much   less  somewhat somewhat   more  much  
  less     less    more  more
9. ..started  interesting conversations with me    +3    +2    +1   0     -1     -2    +3       [   ]
 much   more somewhat  somewhat   less  much
 more   more    less   less
10. ..went out with me    -3    -2    -1   0    +1    +2    +3        [   ]
 much  less  somewhat  somewhat   more  much
  less    less     more  more
11. ..showed appreciation for things he/she does  well    +3    +2    +1   0    -1    -2     -3        [   ]
 much   more somewhat somewhat   less  much
  more   more     lesss   less
 
12. ..got together with his/her relatives   -3    -2     -1   0    +1   +2   +3      [   ]
 much   less   somewhat  somewhat   more   much
  less      less    more  more
13. had sexual relations with him/her     +   +2     +1   0     -1    -2    -3       [   ]
 much  more   somewhat   somewhat    less  much
  more       more     less   less
14. ..drank    +3     +2      +1      0      -1     -2     -3            [   ]
 much    more   somewhat  somewhat    less  much
  more     more     less   less  
15. worked late...    -3    -2     -1    0    +1    +2   +3         [   ]
 much  less   somewhat somewhat  more   much
   less     less     more   more
 
 It would please my partner if I:              
Major Item:
16. ..got together  with our friends      -3    -2     -1   0    +1   +2   +3         [   ]
  much     less    somewhat  somewhat    more  much 
   less       less     more   more
17. ..helped with housework when asked     -    -2     -1    0     +1    +2    +3        [   ]
  much     less    somewhat   somewhat     more  much
   less       less      more   more
18. ...argued with me    +3     +2      +1      0      -1     -2     -3             [   ]
 much    more   somewhat  somewhat    less  much
  more     more     less   less  
19. ...disciplined children    -3    -2     -1    0    +1    +2   +3         [   ]
  much   more   somewhat somewhat    more   much
   less     less     more   more
20. ...engaged in extra-marital sexual 
           relationships 
   +3     +2    +1   0     -1    -2    -3       [   ]
  much   more  somewhat  somewhat   l ess  much
  more    more    less   less
21. ...spent time in outside activities    +3   +2    +1   0     -1    -2    -3       [   ]
  much   more  somewhat somewhat   less  much
  more   more    less   less
22. ...paid attention to my sexual needs    -3    -2     -1   0     +1    +2     +3         [   ]
 much   less  somewhat somewhat   more  much
  less     less    more  more
23. ...spent time with children    -3    -2     -1   0     +1     +2    +3        [   ]
 much   less  somewhat somewhat   more  much  
  less     less    more  more
24...gave him/her attention when he/she needs  it    +3    +2    +1   0     -1     -2    +3       [   ]
 much   more somewhat  somewhat   less  much
 more   more    less   less
25.  assumed responsibility for finances    -3    -2    -1   0    +1    +2    +3        [   ]
 much  less  somewhat  somewhat   more  much
  less    less     more  more
26. ..left him/her to himself/herself    +3    +2    +1   0    -1    -2     -3        [   ]
 much   more somewhat somewhat   less  much
  more   more     lesss   less
 
 
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