Adaptation of the couple relationship skills inventory to Turkish

Abstract

The Couple Relationship Skills Inventory (CRSI) was developed based on the National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Model (NERMEM) to measure the relationship skills of individuals. The goal of this study was to make the Turkish adaptation of the CRSI and to examine its psychometric properties. A total of 305 adults (101 male and 204 female) aged 18-62 years old participated in the study. The psychometric properties of the CRSI were examined using confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, and criterion-related validity methods. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the original 32-item, 9-factor form of the CRSI lost its structure in Turkish culture, but it possessed a 27-item and 8-factor structure. The internal consistency of the entire inventory was .86. In the context of criterion-related validity, positive and significant relationships were found between the CRSI and the Perceived Romantic Relationship Quality Scale. As a result, it is worth mentioning that CRSI is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be utilized to measure the relationship skills of individuals.

Keywords

• Relationship skill
• couple
• relationship education
• inventory adaptation
• family

Çiftlerin ilişki becerileri envanterinin Türkçeye uyarlanması

Öz

Çiftlerin İlişki Becerileri Envanteri (ÇİBE), bireylerin ilişki becerilerini ölçmek üzere Ulusal İlişki Geliştirme ve Evlilik Eğitimi Modelini (UİGEEM) temel alarak geliştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ÇİBE’nin Türk kültürüne uyarlamasını yapmak ve psikometrik özelliklerini incelemektir. Araştırmada, yaşları 18-62 arasında olan toplam 305 katılımcı (101 erkek ve 204 kadın) yer almıştır. ÇİBE’nin psikometrik özellikleri doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA), iç tutarlık ve ölçüt bağıntılı geçerlik yöntemleriyle incelenmiştir. DFA sonucu, ÇİBE’nin 32 maddeli 9 boyutlu orijinal formunun Türk kültüründe yapısını korumadığı, 27 madde ve 8 boyutlu bir yapıya sahip olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. ÇİBE’ye ilişkin iç tutarlık katsayısı .86 bulunmuştur. Ölçüt bağıntılı geçerlik kapsamında ise, ÇİBE ile Algılanan Romantik İlişki Kalitesi Ölçeği arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, ÇİBE’nin bireylerin ilişki becerilerini ölçmede kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu söylenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İlişki becerisi
• çiftler
• ilişki eğitimi
• envanter uyarlama
• aile

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