Describe the couples, setting, and dimensions you want to study. Makeform creates an editable marital satisfaction survey with clear rating scales, optional sensitive questions, and open comments.
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Sample prompts for the builder
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Audience
Couples completing separate check-ins before a session
Format
Brief rating survey with optional comments
Prompt size
349 chars
Example survey structure
Brief rating survey with optional comments
Private couple code
How satisfied are you with your relationship overall?
Connection, communication, and conflict repair
One strength in the relationship
What would you like to discuss?
Suggested analysis tags
Communication
Connection
Shared goals
Use one clearly labeled scale direction. If any items are reversed, account for them in scoring.
Step 1
Define
population, setting, dimensions, and purpose
Step 2
Structure
balanced items, one scale, and careful branching
Step 3
Collect
separate responses with clear privacy expectations
Step 4
Review
dimension patterns, context, and open comments
A better relationship measure
Overall satisfaction does not explain what shapes the response. Separate key dimensions and leave room for each partner's context.
Group items around connection, communication, conflict repair, trust, partnership, affection, and shared direction.
Collect independent responses and connect records with a couple code when paired analysis is needed.
Pair concise scales with optional prompts about strengths, stressors, and priorities.
Designed for the setting
Match the length, identifiers, and follow-up logic to the setting.
A private pulse covering current strengths and discussion topics.
Stable wording, wave identifiers, optional demographics, and structured responses.
Matched forms that repeat measures and separate program feedback.
Mobile-friendly blocks, skip choices, and relevance-based branching.
Survey workflow
Provide the construct, population, and collection plan, then review every item before sharing.
State whether this is a one-time study, counseling check-in, or pre-and-post survey, plus the audience and desired length.
Remove leading or double-barreled questions, label scale endpoints, confirm reverse scoring, and preserve wording in an authorized established measure.
Set accurate privacy expectations, make sensitive items skippable, and show parenting or finances sections only when relevant.
Pilot the mobile flow and exports, then compare item and dimension patterns without treating one score as a diagnosis.
Choose the right approach
Choose based on whether you need a conversation aid, exploratory data, or a published measurement method.
Field guide
Build a compact core, then branch to optional topics that are sensitive or not relevant to every couple.
Global view
Use an overall item as an anchor beside specific dimensions. Define whether respondents should consider today, recent weeks, or the relationship generally.
Communication
Separate everyday communication from difficult conversations. Ask neutrally about listening, expressing needs, and repairing misunderstandings.
Conflict and repair
Conflict frequency alone can mislead. Ask about respect, returning to unresolved topics, and reconnecting afterward.
Trust and connection
Use clear wording about reliability, appreciation, emotional support, affection, and intimacy. Offer skip choices.
Shared partnership
Ask about decisions and responsibilities without assuming how tasks should be divided. Branch finances or parenting items by relevance.
Context and identifiers
Collect only needed identifiers. Participant, couple, and wave codes support pairing, while open prompts capture context a scale cannot explain.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for counselors, educators, and researchers designing a relationship questionnaire.
It asks married partners about overall satisfaction, connection, communication, conflict repair, trust, affection, shared decisions, responsibilities, and future goals. State its purpose and scoring clearly.
Start with overall satisfaction, then add concise items for relevant dimensions. Use one response scale, define a time frame, and ask optional open questions about strengths or stressors. Avoid combining two concepts in one item.
Matching core items makes perspectives comparable. Collect independent submissions and connect them with a couple code if paired analysis is needed. Explain who can view individual answers before collection.
Yes, if no identifying fields or metadata are collected. Anonymous and confidential differ: confidential responses can still be linked to a person. State the actual setup and avoid unnecessary identifiers.
Yes, when authorized. Preserve required wording, options, order, and scoring, and check permissions before copying. Do not call a custom AI-generated questionnaire validated without evidence for that exact measure.
Explain why they are asked, use neutral language, make them optional when possible, and provide skip choices. Place them after core items and configure appropriate support information for the setting.
Follow a predefined scoring plan. Review missing data, reverse-score designated items correctly, and group items only when justified. Keep each partner's perspective visible and treat comments as context, not proof of cause.
Yes. Makeform includes unlimited free forms and responses for generating, editing, publishing, and collecting data. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge. Review wording and settings before sharing.
Measure the relationship in useful dimensions.
