Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Authors

• Cody S. Hollist, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Olga G. Falceto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
• Luciane M. Ferreira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
• Richard B. Miller, Brigham Young UniversityFollow
• Paul R. Springer, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Carmen L. C. Fernandes, Groupo Hospitalar Conceição
• Nalu A. Nunes, Brigham Young University

ORCID IDs

Paul R. Springer

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

6-2012

Citation

Published in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 38:s1 (June 2012), pp. 348–358; doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2012.00296.x

Comments

Copyright 2012 Wiley-Blackwell. Used by permission.

Abstract

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.