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Conflicts in Romantic Relationships Over Facebook Use: Validation and Psychometric Study

Version 1 : Received: 6 January 2019 / Approved: 8 January 2019 / Online: 8 January 2019 (15:15:56 CET)

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González-Rivera, J.A.; Hernández-Gato, I. Conflicts in Romantic Relationships over Facebook Use: Validation and Psychometric Study. Behav. Sci. 2019, 9, 18. González-Rivera, J.A.; Hernández-Gato, I. Conflicts in Romantic Relationships over Facebook Use: Validation and Psychometric Study. Behav. Sci. 2019, 9, 18.

Abstract

The present study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Conflicts in Romantic Relationships Over Facebook Use Scale with a sample of Puerto Rican adults. A total of 577 Puerto Ricans participated on this confirmatory and psychometric study. The results confirmed that the scale has a multidimensional structure. These dimensions are: Partner Facebook intrusion, Conflict over Facebook use, and Jealousy over Facebook use. A total of 18 items complied with the criteria of discrimination and presented appropriate factorial loads (6 items per dimension). The Cronbach’s Alpha indexes of the dimensions ranged between .87 and .95 and the omega coefficients ranged between .88 and .95. In summary, the instrument has the appropriate psychometric properties to continue with validation studies, as well as to be implemented in various work areas, both theoretical and applied.

Keywords

Facebook; Facebook intrusion; couple relationships; conflicts; jealousy; psychometric properties; validation

Subject

Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences

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