Cross Cultural Translation and Validation of the Investment Model Scale for Married Adults of Pakistan

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2023
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Abstract
The current study aimed at cross validating one of the most widely used scales for investigation of romantic relationships among married individuals. From past few decades, interest in understanding the contributing factors in success and failure of marriage has increased. For said purpose culturally appropriate tool was required. Investment Model Scale measures romantic relationships in four sub-dimensions: relationship satisfaction, investment size, quality of alternatives, and commitment. Urdu Translated 22 global items were administered on 298 married men and women from five provincial capitals of Pakistan. Confirmatory Factor analysis with promax rotation was performed. Results confirmed the four-factor structure with the omission of items 18, 19, and 20 because of inadequate factor loadings. Subsequently, 19 items Urdu-translated version of IMS was found to be psychometrically sound tool with semantic, idiomatic, contextual, and linguistic appropriateness as original English version.
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Authors Aliya Abdul Hayee, Anila Kamal
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Journal Annals of Human and Social Sciences
Year 2023
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10.35484/ahss.2023(4-II)32
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https://ojs.ahss.org.pk/journal/article/view/226
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