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 α 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.