Measuring romantic competence in young adults: The Inventory of Romantic Relationship Competence
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Faber, Anthony J.
Chin, Eu Gene
Wilburn, Victor R.
Shafaie, Shahrokh M.
Abstract / Description
This article presents psychometric data for a 35-item self-report instrument measuring romantic relationship competence in two separate samples of young adult college students. In study 1 (N = 219), results from Parallel Analysis and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) suggested the extraction of seven domains of romantic relationship competence: relationship locus of control, perspective taking, intimacy avoidance, emotion regulation, romantic appeal, conflict resolution skills, and temperament. In study 2 (N = 907), a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) provided support for the aforementioned factor structure albeit with minor revisions (i.e., correlated errors between three pairs of items). MIMIC modeling results provided support for partial measurement invariance across gender. A CFA-based method of estimating scale reliability demonstrated acceptable to good reliability indices. Bivariate correlations with other social competence and self-esteem measures provided support for convergent and divergent validity. An excel-based applet is available to readers who are interested in using the 35-item IRRC with individual respondents (e.g., practitioners). Researchers interested in using the measure within the context of structural equation modeling should model relevant non-invariant parameters before proceeding with the evaluation of structural parameters. This instrument demonstrates promise as an instrument for measuring domains of romantic relationship competence within the emerging adult population.
Keyword(s)
relationship competence young adults romantic relationships self-report assessmentPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2019-07-19
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
Volume
13
Issue
1
Page numbers
72–95
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
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peerReviewed
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Faber, A. J., Chin, E. G., Wilburn, V. R., & Shafaie, S. M. (2019). Measuring romantic competence in young adults: The Inventory of Romantic Relationship Competence. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 13(1), 72-95. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v13i1.341
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Faber, Anthony J.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Chin, Eu Gene
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Wilburn, Victor R.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Shafaie, Shahrokh M.
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Date of first publication2019-07-19
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Abstract / DescriptionThis article presents psychometric data for a 35-item self-report instrument measuring romantic relationship competence in two separate samples of young adult college students. In study 1 (N = 219), results from Parallel Analysis and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) suggested the extraction of seven domains of romantic relationship competence: relationship locus of control, perspective taking, intimacy avoidance, emotion regulation, romantic appeal, conflict resolution skills, and temperament. In study 2 (N = 907), a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) provided support for the aforementioned factor structure albeit with minor revisions (i.e., correlated errors between three pairs of items). MIMIC modeling results provided support for partial measurement invariance across gender. A CFA-based method of estimating scale reliability demonstrated acceptable to good reliability indices. Bivariate correlations with other social competence and self-esteem measures provided support for convergent and divergent validity. An excel-based applet is available to readers who are interested in using the 35-item IRRC with individual respondents (e.g., practitioners). Researchers interested in using the measure within the context of structural equation modeling should model relevant non-invariant parameters before proceeding with the evaluation of structural parameters. This instrument demonstrates promise as an instrument for measuring domains of romantic relationship competence within the emerging adult population.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationFaber, A. J., Chin, E. G., Wilburn, V. R., & Shafaie, S. M. (2019). Measuring romantic competence in young adults: The Inventory of Romantic Relationship Competence. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 13(1), 72-95. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v13i1.341en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5366
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5970
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v13i1.341
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2514
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Keyword(s)relationship competenceen_US
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Keyword(s)young adultsen_US
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Keyword(s)romantic relationshipsen_US
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Keyword(s)self-report assessmenten_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleMeasuring romantic competence in young adults: The Inventory of Romantic Relationship Competenceen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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Page numbers72–95
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Volume13
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US