ERIC Number: EJ742276
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Publication Date: 2006-Mar
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Confirming the Three-Factor Structure of the Quality of Relationships Inventory within Couples
Verhofstadt, Lesley L.; Buysse, Ann; Rosseel, Yves; Peene, Olivier J.
Psychological Assessment, v18 n1 p15-21 Mar 2006
The current study further validates the Quality of Relationships Inventory (QRI; G. R. Pierce, I. G. Sarason, & B. R. Sarason, 1991) by evaluating its factor structure in a sample of 572 partners from 286 couples. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to compare 3 different models of the QRI and to investigate the invariance of the factor structure of the QRI across gender and across relationship satisfaction. Analyses revealed that a 3-factor solution--consisting of 3 different but interrelated factors (a 7-item support factor, a 12-item conflict factor, and a 6-item depth factor)--best accounted for the data. The authors' findings suggest that full metric invariance holds across gender and across relationship satisfaction in the female subsample, whereas only partial metric invariance could be established for relationship satisfaction in the male subsample.
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Spouses, Factor Analysis, Gender Differences, Interpersonal Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Models, Marital Satisfaction, Test Validity
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Language: English
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