The Development of Relationship Belief Inventory (RBI): Studies ofValidity and Reliability

Melek KALKAN

Article Details

The Development of Relationship Belief Inventory (RBI): Studies ofValidity and Reliability

Authors:

Melek KALKAN

Publisher:

Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association

Journal:

Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 2006 Vol.3 Issue 25, pp.45-54

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2006

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000666996

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1302-1370

pISSN:

1302-1370

Abstract:

 

In this investigation, The Relationship Belief Inventory (RBI) was developed and the reliability and validity studies of the scale were done. The reliability and validity studies of the inventory on 384 people were done. The Relationship Belief Inventory is a 20 item likert-type with five point response fonnaI. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient regarding the internal consistency as .87. Computed test-retest reliability coefficient was .74. RBI correlated .24 with Irrational BeliefScale, and .30 with Dysfunctional Attitude Scale. The factor analysis showed that there were two factors explaining 38.37% of total variance of the inventory. These factors were called "Helplesness" and "Unlovability". The findings indicated that RBI can be used as a valid and reliable instrumenI.

 

Bu arastinnada iliskilerde inanç Envanteri (IIE) gelistirilmis, aracin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalismalari yapi imistir. Envanterin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalismalari 384 kisi üzerinde yapilmistir. iliskilerde inanç Envanteri 20 maddelik besli likert tipi bir ölçektir. iç tutarligi saptamak amaciyla hesaplanan Cronbach Alfa katsayisi .87'dir. Test-tekrar test güvenirlik katsayisi .74 olarak hesaplanmistir. iiE ile Akilci Olmayan
inanç Ölçegi arasindaki korelasyon .24, FonksiyonelAlmayan Tutumlar Ölçegi ile .30 degerindedir. Yapilan faktör analizi sonucunda envanterin toplam varyans in %38.37'sini açiklayan iki faktörden olustugu görülmüstür. Bu faktörler "Çaresizlik" ve
"Sevilemezlik" olarak isimlendirilmistir. Bulgular, bu ölçegin.

Article Details

The Development of Relationship Belief Inventory (RBI): Studies ofValidity and Reliability

Authors: Melek KALKAN

Publisher: Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association

Journal: Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 2006 Vol.3 Issue 25, pp.45-54

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2006

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000666996

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 1302-1370

pISSN: 1302-1370

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Authors:

Melek KALKAN

Publisher:

Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association

Journal:

Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 2006 Vol.3 Issue 25, pp.45-54

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2006

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000666996

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1302-1370

pISSN:

1302-1370