ŞAHİN, Ezgi Ekin Mersin Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , GİZİR, Cem Ali Mersin Üniversitesi, Turkey

Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire-Short Form: Validity and Reliability Studies

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The purpose of this study is to adapt the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ) which was originally developed by Buhrmester, Furman, Wittenberg, and Reis to Turkish and investigate the validity and reliability of the scale. The data was collected from 604 (354 female, 250 male) university students enrolled at Mersin University. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the construct validity of the scale.Results of the study indicated that the scale composed of five factors namely, “initiating relationships”, “emotional support”, “asserting influence”, “self-disclosure”, and “conflict management”. The results also showed that internal consistency coefficients of the factors as estimated by Cronbach alpha were ranged from .74 (self disclosure) to .83 (conflict management) and test-retests (three weeks interval) coefficients were ranged from .72 (emotional support) to .89 (initiating relationship).

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interpersonal competence , social competence , university students , validity , reliability

Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education

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