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Translation and cross language validation of Passionate Love Scale among adults in Lahore, Pakistan

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Anjum, Wahida
Batool, Iffat

Abstract / Description

Objective of the present study was to translate and cross language validate the Passionate Love Scale (PLS) from English language to Urdu language using forward-back translation (Brislin, 1976) procedure. It is developed by Hatfield and Sprecher (1986). It has 15 self-reported and uni-dimensional items, with 9 points rating scale ranges from 1 = not at all true to 9 = definitely true. Results showed high level of Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient α = 0.90, test retest reliability ranged from r = .73 to r = .96 (ps < .01), item total correlation varying from r = .50 to r = .74 (ps < .01) and factor loading ranged from .39 to .73. Item difficulty was determined through the Rasch scaling analysis and construct validity of the Urdu PLS secured the same one-dimensional factor structure of the English PLS by retaining 15 items. It showed that the Urdu PLS is reliable and valid tool to measure the cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of passionate love in Pakistani cultural context. Implications of the study were also discussed.

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passionate love Urdu translation cultural context Pakistan

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Date of first publication

2018-02-23

Journal title

Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships

Volume

11

Issue

2

Page numbers

188–206

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Anjum, W., & Batool, I. (2018). Translation and cross language validation of Passionate Love Scale among adults in Lahore, Pakistan. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 11(2), 188–206. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v11i2.230
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Anjum, Wahida
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Batool, Iffat
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-12-05T08:44:20Z
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    2018-12-05T08:44:20Z
  • Date of first publication
    2018-02-23
  • Abstract / Description
    Objective of the present study was to translate and cross language validate the Passionate Love Scale (PLS) from English language to Urdu language using forward-back translation (Brislin, 1976) procedure. It is developed by Hatfield and Sprecher (1986). It has 15 self-reported and uni-dimensional items, with 9 points rating scale ranges from 1 = not at all true to 9 = definitely true. Results showed high level of Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient α = 0.90, test retest reliability ranged from r = .73 to r = .96 (ps < .01), item total correlation varying from r = .50 to r = .74 (ps < .01) and factor loading ranged from .39 to .73. Item difficulty was determined through the Rasch scaling analysis and construct validity of the Urdu PLS secured the same one-dimensional factor structure of the English PLS by retaining 15 items. It showed that the Urdu PLS is reliable and valid tool to measure the cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of passionate love in Pakistani cultural context. Implications of the study were also discussed.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Anjum, W., & Batool, I. (2018). Translation and cross language validation of Passionate Love Scale among adults in Lahore, Pakistan. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 11(2), 188–206. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v11i2.230
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  • ISSN
    1981-6472
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1763
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2129
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v11i2.230
  • Keyword(s)
    passionate love
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  • Keyword(s)
    Urdu translation
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  • Keyword(s)
    cultural context
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  • Keyword(s)
    Pakistan
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Translation and cross language validation of Passionate Love Scale among adults in Lahore, Pakistan
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    2
  • Journal title
    Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
  • Page numbers
    188–206
  • Volume
    11
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