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

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...

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Published inJournal of family social work Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 253 - 273
Main Authors Arici Sahin, Fatma, Keklik, Ibrahim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 27.05.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Cohabitation
Confirmatory factor analysis
Discriminant analysis
Exploratory factor analysis
Feminist couple therapy
Heterosexuality
Openness
power sharing between couples
Power-sharing
Quantitative psychology
Reactivity
relationship equality
scale development
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1052-2158
1540-4072
DOI:10.1080/10522158.2018.1542649