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Daniel Eckstein and Lucy La Grassa The Family Journal 2005 13: 205 DOI: 10.1177/1066480704273134 The online version of this article can be found at: http://tfj.sagepub.com/content/13/2/205

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Eckstein, La Grassa / THE NON-VIOLENT RELA THE FAMILY JOURNAL: COUNSELING AND THERAPY FOR COUPLES ANDAMILIES / April 2005 10.1177/1066480704273134 TIONSHIP QUESTIONN AIRE F

❖ For Couples and Families

The Non-Violent Relationship Questionnaire (NVRQ)
Daniel Eckstein Eastern Mediterranean University Lucy La Grassa La Grassa Chin-LoyCommunications
In exploring couples’ non-violent communication (NVC), the authors have developed the “Non-Violent Relationship Questionnaire (NVRQ).” The following eight communication variables are described: non-threatening, respect, honesty, parenting together (if applicable), equal responsibility, economic partners, fairness, and trust. Key components of Rosenberg’s non-violent communication are alsopresented. The article concludes with an inspirational quote by Arun Gandhi, grandson of India’s legendary M. K. Gandhi. Keywords: couples; couples communication, Non-Violent Relationship Questionnaire (NVRQ); non-violent communication

Scale of Agreement
1 -------2 -------3 -------4 -------5 -------6 -------7 -------8 -------9 ------- 0 1 very low slightly somewhat very high somewhat agreementagree agree agreement disagree

NON-VIOLENT RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE Your Score 1-10 Please provide a score for each question ___I feel comfortable expressing myself to my partner ___We listen to each other without judging each other ___I accept responsibility for my own behavior including any past use of violence in our relationship ___I share parental responsibilities with my partner (ifapplicable) ___I believe we have a fair distribution of work in the home ___We collaboratively make major financial decisions ___We seek mutually satisfying solutions to conflict ___I am confident that my partner will support me emotionally and not abandon me when I am in need ___I am able to do things that are of interest to me in our relationship ___We are emotionally supportive of each other ___Iadmit when I am wrong to my partner ___I am a positive role model for my children (if applicable) ___We make most of our decisions collaboratively ___We ensure that both of us benefit from financial arrangements

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he purpose of the following article is to both assess and to advocate non-violent relationships. You and your partner are encouraged to answer each of the following 24 statementsindependently; later you will be invited to compare your responses to the following questions. I. NON-VIOLENT RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE INSTRUCTIONS

With respect to your perception of your current relationship on a 1-10 scale, with 1 being very low agreement and 10 being very high agreement, with each of the following statements. (On the parenting questions [4, 12, and 20] if you have no children,write N/A (Not Apply) in the box).

Authors’ Note: The authors wish to acknowledge Sertel Djelal, Ceyda Kural, Fikriye Toker, Fatma Kalcagin, and Gaye Vural, all graduate research assistants in the Eastern Mediterranean University Department of Educational Sciences. Their help was invaluable in the production of this article. Information from these recommended online sources have been adapted...