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An initial study of the Internal Validity of the Portuguese Adaptation of the Marital Social-Skills Inventory

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, we evaluated the internal structure of the Portuguese version of the Marital Social-Skills Inventory. After adapting the language of the inventory from Brazilian to European Portuguese, it was tested with 540 Portuguese respondents (20 to 70 years of age), who had been in a stable relationship for at least one year. A principal components analysis (n = 310) suggested that the internal structure includes four dimensions: Expressiveness, Self-affirmation, Self-control and Assertive Conversation. This structure was tested using a confirmatory analysis (n = 230), yielding satisfactory indicators of overall adjustment. Cronbach’s alpha values for the first three dimensions indicated good internal consistency. The internal structure of the Portuguese version of the Marital Social-Skills Inventory-Villa & Del-Prette is coherent with the original structure, and psychometrically sound for the evaluation of marital social-skills among Portuguese couples. Thus, this instrument can be a useful tool in assessment and intervention work with couples.

Source: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)

DOI: 10.1590/1982-02752018000300006

Authors: Joyce Cristina dos Santos AGUIAR, Marisa MATIAS, Elizabeth Joan BARHAM, Anne Marie Germaine Victorine FONTAINE, Zilda Aparecida Pereira DEL PRETTE

Institutions: Universidade do Porto, Centro de Psicologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Language: English

Topic: Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

OpenAlex ID: W2889545654