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Aim of research is examine validity and reliability of Turkish version of the Married Life Satisfaction Scale. Participants are 336 married individuals. For structure validity, explanatory and confirmatory factor analyze were used. Cronbach’s Alpha formula was used for determine the reliability of the scale. Furthermore, t-test and corrected item-total correlation were used for item analysis. The results of exploratory factor analysis demonstrated that five items loaded on single-factors and that the factor structure was harmonized with the factor structure of the original structure of scale. Confirmatory factor analysis, chi-square (x²= 7.08 df= 5, p= 0.21) significantly, while indices of fit RMSEA= .03, AGFI= .97, NFI= .99, NNFI= 1.00, CFI= 1.00, IFI= 1.00, RFI= .99, GFI= .99, and SRMR= .01 was found. The accordance indexs from the confirmatory factor analysis are consistent with both the goal level, and the original form. The scale’s internal consistency was .85. T-test results are significant, which results are related to the difference of lower 27% and upper 27% groups, that established in accordance to the total points of test. In the result of the item analysis, corrected item-total correlations are ranged from a low of 0.30 to a high of 0.82; and T –test values are ranged from a low of 10,80 (p<.001) to a high of 23.98 (p<.001). Corrected item-total correlations and T –test values are statistically significantl at the p< 0.01 level. These findings show that the Turkish version of the Married Life Satisfaction Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.

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