The measurement of perceived relationship quality components: A confirmatory factor analytic approach

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作者
Fletcher, GJO
Simpson, JA
Thomas, G
机构
[1] Univ Canterbury, Dept Psychol, Christchurch 1, New Zealand
[2] Texas A&M Univ, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[3] Univ Wales Coll Cardiff, Cardiff CF1 3NS, S Glam, Wales
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10.1177/0146167200265007
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This research tested three models of how the relationship evaluation components of satisfaction, commitment, intimacy, trust, passion, and love are structured and cognitively represented. Participants in Study I rated their intimate relationships on six previously developed scales that measured each construct and on a new inventory-the Perceived Relationship Quality Components (PRQC) Inventory. As predicted, confirmatory factor analysis revealed that, for both sets of scales, the best-fitting model was one in which the appropriate items loaded reliably on the six first-order factors, which in turn loaded reliably on one second-order factor reflecting overall perceived relationship quality. These results were replicated on a different sample in Study 2 and across sex. Implications and advantages of the PRQC Inventory are discussed.
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