MEASURING THE DIFFERENCES IN PAIRS' MARITAL FORGIVENESS SCORES: CONSTRUCT VALIDITY AND LINKS WITH RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION

Bugay A.

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, vol.114, no.2, pp.479-490, 2014 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 114 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.2466/21.02.pr0.114k18w5
  • Journal Name: PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.479-490
  • TED University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study examined the reliability and validity of a Turkish version for the Marital Dispositional Forgiveness Scale (MDFS). 104 married couples (M age = 36.6 yr., SD = 9.4) living in Turkey completed the Turkish versions of the MDFS and the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS). Cronbach's coefficients a for negative dimension (wives = .82, husbands = .80) and positive dimension (wives = .80, husbands = .79) were adequate. A correlation between the MDFS and RAS scores indicated significant associations, stronger for the positive dimension than the negative dimension, supporting the external validity of the MDFS.