Abstract

POZOS GUTIERREZ, José Luis; RIVERA ARAGON, Sofía; REYES LAGUNES, Isabel  and  LOPEZ PARRA, María Sughey. Happiness Scale in the Couple: Development and Validation. Acta de investigación psicol [online]. 2013, vol.3, n.3, pp.1280-1297. ISSN 2007-4719.

Human happiness is complex, and in interpersonal terms, particularly in a relationship, there are many elements involved (Argyle, 1987). But there is no scale to measure happiness in the couple, therefore, the objective was to develop and validate a scale of happiness in the couple, culturally appropriated and reliable. The research was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, a scale for happiness in the couple was developed and reliability and validity were obtained; in the second phase, we performed a second-order factor analysis. The results showed a valid and reliable scale that measures the evaluation of happiness in the couple as well as the elements needed for a couple to be happy.

Keywords : Happiness; Couple; Scale construction; Validity; Reliability.