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Loneliness in Adolescence: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Relational Provisions Loneliness Questionnaire (RPLQ) in a Portuguese Sample
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Ribeiro, Olívia; Santos, António J.; Freitas, Miguel; Rosado, António; Rubin, Kenneth H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
The present study assesses the factor structure, psychometric adequacy, and invariance across sex and age of the Relational Provisions Loneliness Questionnaire (RPLQ). Discriminant validity with an external criterion was also tested. In a sample of Portuguese adolescents, from 7th to 9th grade (N = 817), Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Adolescents, Questionnaires
Impelling and Inhibitory Forces in Aggression: Sex-of-Target and Relationship Effects
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Davidovic, Anna; Bell, Kurtis; Ferguson, Colin; Gorski, Elizabeth; Campbell, Anne – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The finding of symmetry in intimate partner aggression is now generally accepted, but the convergence of male and female rates in these relationships remains unexplained. From qualitative analysis of male and female focus group discussions, we identified factors believed to influence the expression of aggression toward targets differing in sex and…
Descriptors: Females, Focus Groups, Conflict, Factor Structure
The Revised Commitment Inventory: Psychometrics and Use with Unmarried Couples
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Owen, Jesse; Rhoades, Galena K.; Stanley, Scott M.; Markman, Howard J. – Journal of Family Issues, 2011
The Commitment Inventory measures interpersonal commitment (dedication) and constraint commitment. Since it was first published, substantial revisions have been made, but there are no published data on the psychometric properties of the new version. Furthermore, little information is available on measuring commitment for unmarried couples. This…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Interpersonal Relationship
Measurement of Motivations for and against Sexual Behavior
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Patrick, Megan E.; Maggs, Jennifer L.; Cooper, M. Lynne; Lee, Christine M. – Assessment, 2011
A multidimensional measure assessing distinct motivations for and against sex was shown to be reliable, valid, and configurally invariant among incoming first-year college students. Three Motivations Against Sex Questionnaire subscales were developed to measure motivations "against" sexual behavior (Values, Health, Not Ready) to complement and…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Factor Analysis, Sexuality, Factor Structure
Factorial Invariance of the Questionnaire about Interpersonal Difficulties for Adolescents across Spanish and Chinese Adolescent Samples
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Ingles, Candido J.; Marzo, Juan C.; Hidalgo, Maria D.; Zhou, Xinyue; Garcia-Fernandez, Jose M. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2008
The Questionnaire about Interpersonal Difficulties for Adolescents (QIDA) is a self-report instrument designed to measure adolescents' perceived interpersonal anxiety levels in a wide range of relationships with people of different ages, genders, levels of authority, and levels of intimacy and in several contexts: family, school, friends, opposite…
Descriptors: Prevention, Psychologists, Ethnic Groups, Factor Structure