“…The scale yields a minimum score of 27 and a maximum score of 81, with higher scores indicating greater perceived spousal support. The scale consists of four sub-dimensions: emotional support (1,2,3,4,6,9,12,16,21), material aid and information support (7,13,15,17,24,25,27), appreciation support (5,10,14,18,20,22,23,26), and social interest support (9, 11, 18) [16] . In this study, the Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.89.…”