Turkish Adaptation of Romantic Relationship Sabotage Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to perform the Turkish validity and reliability analyzes of the Romantic Relationship Sabotage Scale, which was developed to reveal why couples sabotage the relationship in romantic relationships, and to adapt this scale to Turkish culture. Methods: The study group consisted of 495 individuals who did not have any psychiatric disorders and had a romantic relationship. The similarity of the results obtained with the factor analysis with the original scale showed that the scale provided construct validity. Results: For the criterion correlation validity of the scale, the correlations between the Turkish Romantic Relationship Sabotage Scale—total score and Perceived Romantic Relationship Quality Scale (r = –.384, P