The Responses to Dissatisfaction in Close Relationships-Accommodation Instrument: A Validity and Reliability Testing Study

The present study investigates the validity and reliability of the Responses to Dissatisfaction in Close Relationships-Accommodation Instrument, known as the EVLN-Accomodation Instrument (Exit, Voice, Loyalty, Neglect), for Turkish people. The EVLN-Accommodation Instrument was administered to 294 people and a Conflict Management Questionnaire was used to determine convergent validity. Factor analysis was conducted to determine the construct validity of the EVLN-Accommodation Instrument that revealed four factors—exit, voice, loyalty, and neglect—similar to the original scale. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the subscales of self responses range between .53 and .80 and coefficients for the subscales of the partner’s perceived responses range between .54 and .85. The analyses indicate that the EVLN-Accommodation Instrument is a strong scale in terms of psychometric properties