Validity of Marital Conflict Resolution Scale Using Reflective Measurement Model of PLS-SEM

Abstract

This research describes the validity of marital conflict resolution scale that formulated from Gottman theory about marital conflict resolution. Marital conflict resolution scale presented to 255 married women in Makassar city. Consisting of 26 items, marital conflict resolution scale there are two dimensions consisting of constructive resolution and destructive resolution. Constructive resolution consist 11 items and destructive resolution consist 15 items has had five choices of the answer. The answer ranging from strongly agree (1 score) to strongly disagree (5 score) for favorable item, and unfavorable items get the opposite score. Validity of marital conflict resolution scale is tested using the reflective measurement model of PLS-SEM. The results of the outer model and the structure or inner model have shown the original sample estimate ≥ 0.50, this means that each indicators can represent both dimensions.