DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES

Volume: 3 Number: 29 April 23, 2008
  • Hüdayar Cihan Güngör
  • Yaşar Özbay
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DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES

Abstract

The purpose of this study was that Marital Self-efficacy Scale was developed and examined its validity and reliability in order to determine married people’ belief about personal and social efficacy in marital reationship. Data were collected from 436 married people who graduate from high school and/or higher level education. MSS is a 5-point Likert scale. This scale consists of 33 items, none of which is reversed. First, the construct validity of the MSS tested by the principle component analysis of descriptive factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. In descriptive factor analysis, a two factor structure was found. The first factor explained 44.95 % of the total variance. It was called “Partner Relationship” because it was consisted of partner relationship items. The second factor explained 9.50 % of the total variance. It was called “Relationship by Close Enviroment” because it was consisted of relationships which were with people out of family. The factors of the scale explained of 54.45 % for total variance. At the same time, confirmatory factor analysis was applied. The confirmatory factor analysis showed a two factor solution. It explained relations among items better than a one factor solution. In the last stage, the relations among factors were postulated to grow out of self-efficacy upper dimension and second order factor analysis was applied. In conclusion, fit index of model which was represented by 33 items, two subscales and an upper dimension was found quite high ( 2 x =2068.66, p<.000, GFI=.99, AGFI=.99, CFI=1.00 ve RMSEA=.09). In order to test concurrent validity, correlation between DAS and MSS which is calculated by Pearson Momentum Correlation Coefficients was r= .66 p<.01. In order to determine the reliability of the scale, Cronbach Alpha Coefficients of the whole scale was .96. The findings indicated that MSS was a valid and reliable instrument that can be used to understand structure and quality of marriage relationship.

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English

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Authors

Hüdayar Cihan Güngör This is me

Yaşar Özbay This is me

Publication Date

April 23, 2008

Submission Date

May 19, 2013

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Published in Issue

Year 2008 Volume: 3 Number: 29

APA
Cihan Güngör, H., & Özbay, Y. (2008). DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, 3(29), 79-93. https://doi.org/10.17066/pdrd.34009
AMA
1.Cihan Güngör H, Özbay Y. DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal. 2008;3(29):79-93. doi:10.17066/pdrd.34009
Chicago
Cihan Güngör, Hüdayar, and Yaşar Özbay. 2008. “DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 3 (29): 79-93. https://doi.org/10.17066/pdrd.34009.
EndNote
Cihan Güngör H, Özbay Y (May 1, 2008) DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 3 29 79–93.
IEEE
[1]H. Cihan Güngör and Y. Özbay, “DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES”, Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, vol. 3, no. 29, pp. 79–93, May 2008, doi: 10.17066/pdrd.34009.
ISNAD
Cihan Güngör, Hüdayar - Özbay, Yaşar. “DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 3/29 (May 1, 2008): 79-93. https://doi.org/10.17066/pdrd.34009.
JAMA
1.Cihan Güngör H, Özbay Y. DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal. 2008;3:79–93.
MLA
Cihan Güngör, Hüdayar, and Yaşar Özbay. “DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, vol. 3, no. 29, May 2008, pp. 79-93, doi:10.17066/pdrd.34009.
Vancouver
1.Hüdayar Cihan Güngör, Yaşar Özbay. DEVELOPING MARITAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal. 2008 May 1;3(29):79-93. doi:10.17066/pdrd.34009

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