title: Portuguese translation and validation of the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale.
abstract: The absence of a translated and validated instrument for measuring marital satisfaction in Brazil, the largest country in South America and fifth most populous country in the world, is a significant barrier for research and mental health service delivery. The purpose of this study was to translate and validate a marital satisfaction scale into Portuguese that would have both empirical credibility and cultural relevance in Brazil. A six-step serial approach was used to simultaneously translate and culturally validate the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS). The translated instrument (RDAS-P) demonstrated good psychometric properties during field testing.
authors: Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 130 Mable Lee Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA. chollist2@unl.edu
authors: Cody S
authors: CS
authors: Hollist
authors: Olga G
authors: OG
authors: Falceto
authors: Luciane M
authors: LM
authors: Ferreira
authors: Richard B
authors: RB
authors: Miller
authors: Paul R
authors: PR
authors: Springer
authors: Carmen L C
authors: CL
authors: Fernandes
authors: Nalu A
authors: NA
authors: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult