Dissolution Consideration Scale: Adaptation to Turkish, Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

Thoughts of separation are an important variable that can influence individuals’ decisions to maintain or terminate a romantic relationship. The aim of this study was to adapt the Dissolution Consideration Scale, originally developed to assess separation thoughts in romantic relationships, into Turkish and to examine its validity and reliability. The participants consisted of 715 university students who reported being in a romantic relationship. As part of the adaptation process, analyses were conducted to assess the scale’s language validity, construct validity, and reliability. Results from the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the scale demonstrated an excellent fit to a unidimensional structure within the Turkish sample (χ²/df = 1.8; GFI = .99; CFI = .99; RMSEA = .03). Furthermore, negative correlations were found between thoughts of separation and both anxious attachment and relationship commitment, whereas a significant positive correlation was observed with avoidant attachment. The test-retest reliability coefficient of the scale was .74, and Cronbach’s alpha was calculated as .84. These findings support that the Dissolution Consideration Scale is a valid and reliable instrument for use in the Turkish cultural context.

Keywords

• Dissolution consideration scale
• romantic relationships
• attachment styles
• validity and reliability.

Ayrılık Düşüncesi Ölçeği: Türkçe’ye Uyarlama, Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Abstract

Ayrılık düşüncesi romantik ilişkilerde bireylerin bir ilişkiyi sürdürme veya sonlandırmaya yönelik kararlarını etkileyebilecek önemli bir değişkendir. Bu araştırmanın amacı romantik ilişkilerde ayrılık düşüncesinin ölçülmesi amacıyla geliştirilmiş olan Ayrılık Düşüncesi Ölçeği’nin (Dissolution Consideration Scale) Türkçe’ye uyarlanması ve geçerlik güvenirlik çalışmasının yapılmasıdır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını romantik ilişki içinde olduklarını belirten 715 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Uyum çalışmaları kapsamında ölçüm aracının dil geçerliği, yapı geçerliği ve güvenirlik analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları ölçeğin Türkiye örnekleminde de tek boyutlu yapıyla mükemmel uyum gösterdiğini ortaya koymuştur (χ²/df = 1.8; GFI = .99; CFI = .99; RMSEA = .03). Ayrıca ayrılık düşüncesi ile kaygılı bağlanma ve ilişki bağlanımı arasında negatif, kaçınmacı bağlanma arasında pozitif ve anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Ölçeğin test tekrar test güvenirlik katsayısı .74, Cronbach’s alpha katsayısı ise .84 olarak elde edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak elde edilen bulgular Ayrılık Düşüncesi Ölçeği’nin Türk kültürü için geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olduğunu doğrulamıştır.

Keywords

• ayrılık düşüncesi
• ölçek
• romantik ilişkiler
• bağlanma stilleri
• geçerlik
• güvenirlik

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