Positive and Negative Evaluation 1 Running head: Positive-Negative Relationship Quality PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (in press) Positive and Negative Evaluation of Relationships: Development and validation of the Positive- Negative Relationship Quality (PN-RQ) scale Ronald D. Rogge 1 , Frank D. Fincham 2 , Dev Crasta 1 , & Mike R. Maniaci 3 1 University of Rochester, 2 Florida State University, & 3 Florida Atlantic University Author note: The studies were funded by internal grants at the University of Rochester and Florida State University. We would like to thank the participants who completed our studies. This research would not have been possible without their support. Correspondence should be addressed to: Ron Rogge at rogge@psych.rochester.edu or at: 462 Meliora Hall – RC Box 270266, Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0266.