Construction and Validation of the Psychological Emotional Harms Assessment Scale (PEAS) of Unwanted Marriage in Women: A Mixed Study
Subject Areas : روانشناسی
Iman Mesbah
1
,
Esmaeil Sadri Damirchi
2
*
,
Ali Sheykholeslami
3
,
ALI rezaei sharif
4
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2 - 3. Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
3 - 3. Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
4 - دانشگاه محقق اردبیلی
Keywords: Mixed Study, Reliability, Unswanted Marriage, Validity, Women.,
Abstract :
The present study aimed to Construct and validate a scale for assessing the psychological and emotional harm of marriage in women. The present study was a series of consecutive exploratory experiments guided by the testing approach, and it was conducted qualitatively and quantitatively in two stages. The statistical population in the first stage included women with unsuccessful marriage experiences in 2024, and 16 people were selected by targeted sampling. In the second stage, 225 women who experienced an unsuccessful marriage in Ahvaz City with a background of forced and early marriage in 2024 were selected using the available sampling method. The research tool in the first stage was a semi-structured interview, and in the second stage, a researcher-made scale (PEAS) and Subjective Wellbeing Scale (SWS) were used. The data were analyzed in the first stage using thematic analysis and in the second stage using factor analysis. The findings of the qualitative section showed that 18 concepts were extracted in 6 dimensions, and a 30-item scale was designed based on these concepts. The results of exploratory factor analysis identified 6 factors for this scale and the total scale explained 72.21% of the variance of psychological and emotional harms. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the above 6 factors and Cronbach's alpha of the whole scale was 0.96. This scale has good validity and validity and it is suggested to use it to evaluate psychological and emotional damages in women who have experienced failed marriages