CSI-4

CSI-4 – Relationship Satisfaction Questionnaire

The short form of the Couples Satisfaction Index (CSI-4) uses four questions to capture how satisfied you are, overall, with your relationship. It is scored as a sum from 0 to 21; a score below 13.5 indicates notable relationship dissatisfaction according to the original study.

This questionnaire is a self-exploration tool, not a clinical or diagnostic assessment. It reflects your own view of the relationship, not your partner's. If dissatisfaction in your relationship is weighing on you over time, couples or individual counseling or therapy can help.

Important for interpretation

The CSI-4 is a brief screening measure with four items. It reliably separates satisfied from distressed relationships but does not differentiate finely within the satisfied range. It also reflects your personal view of the relationship — not your partner's, and not "the relationship" as an objective quantity. A single low score is a snapshot; what matters is whether it persists over weeks.

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