Validity and Reliability Study of the Self-Efficacy in Romantic Relationships Scale
Abstract
The purpose of this
study is to adapt the “Self-Efficacy in Romantic Relationships Scale”, which
was developed by Riggio and Weiser, Valenzuela, Lui, Montes and Heur
(2011), into Turkish culture and conduct its validity and
reliability study. The study was carried out with a total of 367 students (243
girls and 124 boys), including senior students attending various departments
and receiving pedagogical formation education in Dokuz Eylul University Faculty
of Education. The two-factor structure of the SERRS was tested with
confirmatory factor analysis method. The results showed that the two-factor
structure of the SERRS was confirmed. The language validity of the scale was
also examined. In addition, “General Self-Efficacy Scale” was used as criterion
to determine the concurrent validity of the scale. The reliability of the SERRS
was calculated with test-retest reliability coefficient and internal
consistency coefficient methods. The results show that the SERRS can be used as
a valid and reliable measurement tool.
Keywords
Romantic,Relationship,Self-Efficacy,Confirmatory Factor Analysis,Reliability
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