Conceptualization of power sharing between partners in couple relationships: a scale development study in Turkey

Sahin F. A., KEKLİK İ.

JOURNAL OF FAMILY SOCIAL WORK, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.253-273, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/10522158.2018.1542649
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF FAMILY SOCIAL WORK
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.253-273
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the Power Sharing in Couple Relationships Scale (PSCRS) was developed to measure the distribution of power as experienced by individuals in heterosexual marriages or cohabiting relationships. Three sets of participants partook in the study: 27 individuals were in the pilot group; 400 individuals (female = 200, male = 200) were in the exploratory factor analysis group and 242 persons (female = 139, male = 103) were in the confirmatory factor analysis group. Factor analyses resulted in a structure consisting of 30 items and five dimensions, namely, friendship, power over, reactivity to relational stress, openness to influence, and making a relational claim. Results showed evidence for satisfactory psychometric properties.