Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale | Zendy

Hollist Cody S. | Zendy; Falceto Olga G. | Zendy; Ferreira Luciane M. | Zendy; Miller Richard B. | Zendy; Springer Paul R. | Zendy; Fernandes Carmen L. C. | Zendy; Nunes Nalu A. | Zendy

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Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Author(s) -

Hollist Cody S.,

Falceto Olga G.,

Ferreira Luciane M.,

Miller Richard B.,

Springer Paul R.,

Fernandes Carmen L. C.,

Nunes Nalu A.

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of marital and family therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868

H-Index - 68

eISSN - 1752-0606

pISSN - 0194-472X

DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2012.00296.x

Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , portuguese , credibility , psychology , brazilian portuguese , clinical psychology , relevance (law) , social psychology , applied psychology , geography , political science , cartography , philosophy , linguistics , law

The absence of a translated and validated instrument for measuring marital satisfaction in Brazil, the largest country in South America and fifth most populous country in the world, is a significant barrier for research and mental health service delivery. The purpose of this study was to translate and validate a marital satisfaction scale into Portuguese that would have both empirical credibility and cultural relevance in Brazil. A six‐step serial approach was used to simultaneously translate and culturally validate the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS). The translated instrument (RDAS‐P) demonstrated good psychometric properties during field testing.

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