TY - JOUR
T1 - The measurement of perceived relationship quality components
T2 - A confirmatory factor analytic approach
AU - Fletcher, Garth J.O.
AU - Simpson, Jeffry A.
AU - Thomas, Geoff
PY - 2000/3
Y1 - 2000/3
N2 - 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 1 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.
AB - 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 1 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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U2 - 10.1177/0146167200265007
DO - 10.1177/0146167200265007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034402426
SN - 0146-1672
VL - 26
SP - 340
EP - 354
JO - Personality and social psychology bulletin
JF - Personality and social psychology bulletin
IS - 3
ER -