Measuring Relationship Quality in an International Study

Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Validity

Bibliographic Data

ID12385656
AuthorsJill M Chonody (0000-0001-6859-0826, Indiana University Northwest, corresponding author), J Gabb (0000-0002-5366-5300, The Open University), Mike Killian (School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA), Priscilla Dunk-West (0000-0002-5086-8196, Flinders University)
Year2016
Volume28
Issue8
Pages920-930
Publication date2016-02-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1049731516631120
OpenAlexW2293550433
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited32

Objective: This study reports on the operationalization and testing of the newly developed Relationship Quality (RQ) scale, designed to assess an individual’s perception of his or her RQ in their current partnership. Methods: Data were generated through extended sampling from an original U.K.-based research project, Enduring Love? Couple relationships in the 21st century. This mixed methods study was designed to investigate how couples experience, understand, and sustain their long-term relationships. This article utilizes the cross-sectional, community sample ( N = 8,132) from this combined data set, drawn primarily from the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia. A two-part approach to scale development was employed. An initial 15-item pool was subjected to exploratory factor analysis leading into confirmatory factor analysis using structural equation modeling. Results: The final 9-item scale evidenced convergent construct validity and known-groups validity along with strong reliability. Conclusion: Implications for future research and professional practice are discussed

Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct (python library · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Exploratory factor analysis · General partnership · Geography · Internal consistency · Operationalization · Perception · Political science · Psychometrics · Quality (philosophy · Reliability (semiconductor · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Test validity · Applied Psychology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology