Development of Marital Conflict Areas Index and the Conflict Styles Inventory: Reliability and Validity Studies

Exploratory (N=374) and confirmatory (N=152) factor analysis and test-retest (N=49) examinations were conducted with a sample of 575 married individuals in total. According to the results, a single component giving frequency values for 15 different conflict areas was identified. [...]conflict issues between spouses include many areas such as perceived inequality, power, infidelity, friendship, alcohol and drug use, domestic responsibilities, jealousy, financial issues, responsibilities regarding children, sexuality, extended family relationships, and relatives (Fincham 2003, Shrout et al. 2019). According to the study on the reasons for divorce in Turkey (Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanliǧi 2014a, 2014b), the reasons for divorce include various areas of conflict such as interference of close relatives in the marriage (40%), emotional relationship (38%), financial problems and violence (34%), lifestyle (25%) or values (20%), failure to fulfill domestic responsibilities (29%), or inadequate care of children (18%).