The Construct Validity of Individual and Interpersonal Correlates of Roommate Relationship Quality

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ID2929612
AuthorsDebie D Saidla (North Carolina State University, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume7
Issue3
Pages311-330
Publication date1990-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407590073002
OpenAlexW2037039524
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

There is a need for validated constructs and instruments with which to approach the study of individual traits and interpersonal processes which enable college roommates to develop and maintain quality relationships. This study investigated the convergent and discriminant validity of four constructs important to college roommate relationships: empathic responding, perception of experience (in the relationship), similarity of partners and interpersonal understanding. The design employed Campbell & Fiske's (1959) multitrait-multimethod matrix. Each constructwas represented by two `companion variables' that were measured using both the psychometric and single-item self-rating methods. Forty roommate pairs enrolled in a Relationship Skills program participated in the study. One individual variable, Perception of Trust and Intimacy, and one interpersonal variable, Understanding, showed promising evidence of convergent and discriminant validity

Construct (python library · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Developmental psychology · Discriminant validity · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal perception · Interpersonal relationship · Perception · Psychometrics · Similarity (geometry · Social perception · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Customer Service Quality and Loyalty · Psychology · Social Psychology

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