Romantik İlişkilerde Duygusal Yakınlık Ölçeği Geliştirilmesi: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 151 - 157, 27.06.2025

Pınar Özdemir , Melike Sarıkoç

https://doi.org/10.35365/ctjpp.25.2.05

https://izlik.org/JA99UA25TG

Öz

Çalışmada romantik ilişkilerin duygusal yakınlık düzeyine dair partnerlerin algısını ölçmek amacıyla psikometrik özellikleri incelenmiş bir duygusal yakınlık ölçeği geliştirilmiştir. Katılımcılar, 2023 yılında Türkiye'nin tüm bölgelerinden katılan 640 kişiden oluşmuştur. Öncelikle duygusal yakınlık kavramı ile ilgili literatür incelemesi yapılmış, romantik ilişkisi olan altı bireyle yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sekiz uzman ve bir akademisyen tarafından madde havuzu oluşturulmuştur. Oluşturulan maddeler, alanında uzman altı kişi ile paylaşılarak kapsam geçerliği açısından değerlendirilmiş ve maddelerin son hali verilmiştir. Araştırmanın birinci adımında açımlayıcı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonuçlarında, öz değeri 5,377 olan, toplam varyansın %53,774 ünü açıklayan, 10 maddeden oluşan tek boyutlu bir yapı ortaya çıkarılmıştır. İkinci aşamada ise doğrulayıcı faktör analizi uygulanmış, uyum indekslerinin geçerli kriterleri sağladığı ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Ölçüt geçerliği için Pearson momentler çarpımı korelasyon katsayısı hesaplanmış, aralarında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu görülmüştür. Ölçeğin Cronbach alfa iç tutarlılık katsayısı .90 olarak tespit edilmiş, test tekrar test yöntemi sonucu ise .86 olarak bulunmuştur. Madde analizlerinin değerlendirilmesinde maddelerin madde-toplam korelasyonunun .65 ile .76 arasında yer aldığı görülmüştür. Maddelerin alt ve üst grup ortalamaları arasındaki farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı (p<.000) olduğu görülmüştür. Yapılan analizler incelendiğinde, Duygusal Yakınlık Ölçeği’nin geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu sonucuna erişilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Duygusal Yakınlık , Yakınlık , Romantik İlişki , Ölçek Geliştirme , Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması.

Development of the Emotional Intimacy Scale in Romantic Relationships: A Validity and Reliability Study

https://izlik.org/JA99UA25TG

Öz

This study aimed to develop and test a Emotional Intimacy Scale to measure the partners' perception of the emotional intimacy level of romantic relationships and test the psychometric properties. The participants consisted of 640 individuals who participated in the study in 2023, from all regions of Turkey. First, literature review on emotional intimacy in relationships was conducted. Then, semi-structured interviews were made with six individuals who were in romantic relationships. Eight experts and one academician, an item pool was formed. The developed items were shared with six field experts and evaluated in terms of content validity and finalized afterward. In the first stage of the study, exploratory factor analysis was performed. The exploratory factor analysis results revealed one-dimensional structure consisting of 10 items, with an eigenvalue of 5.377 and explaining 53.774% of the total variance. In the second stage, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. The analysis revealed that the fit indices met the valid criteria. For criterion validity, the Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient was calculated. The calculations revealed positive significant relationships between them. The Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was found as .90, and the test-retest method result as .86. Therefore, scale reliability was ensured. The evaluation of the item analyses showed that the item-total correlation of the items was between .65 and .76. The difference between the lower and upper group means of the items was statistically significant (p<.000). Thus, the examination of the analyses concluded that the Emotional Intimacy Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Emotional Intimacy , Intimacy , Romantic Relationship , Scale Development , Validity and Reliability Study.

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