title: Measuring the differences in pairs' marital forgiveness scores: construct validity and links with relationship satisfaction.
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.
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bugay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D061347:Forgiveness; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires