Urdu Translation and Validation of Trust in Close Relationship Scale

Hira  Jahangier; Dr. Syeda Shahida Batool

doi:10.46662/jass-vol7-iss2-2020(173-184)

Hira Jahangier Department of Psychology, GC University, Lahore
Dr. Syeda Shahida Batool Government College University, Lahore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46662/jass-vol7-iss2-2020(173-184)

Keywords: trust, married couples, cross language validation, confirmatory factor analysis, convergent validity.

Abstract

The current study aimed to translate Trust in Close Relationship Scale in Urdu for married couples in Pakistan and to establish its psychometric properties. The forward and backward translation method was used for the translation of the scale followed by the try-out phase.

After determining the cross language validation, in order to confirm the factor structure of the scale, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was run. The sample comprised of 250 participants of different age groups (M = 39.7, SD = 10.1). The results of CFA supported the original three-factor structure of the scale (viz., Avoidance, Benevolence and Retaliation) by providing a good model fit to the data with values of X² = 229.61 (df = 110, p < .001), CFI =.91, GFI = .91, and RMSEA = .06. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was α= .87. The convergent validity of the scale was determined on a sample of 100 participants by finding its correlation with Trust Scale (r = .72, p < .001). The results support that the scale has promising.