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Perceived Relationship Quality Components (PRQC)
Psychology: Social & RelationshipsReliability: alpha 0.933 sample items
About this scale
An 18-item measure of relationship quality across six components: relationship satisfaction, commitment, intimacy, trust, passion, and love.
Sample item(s)
“How satisfied are you with your relationship?”
“How committed are you to your relationship?”
“How intimate is your relationship?”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.93. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Fletcher, G. J. O., Simpson, J. A., & Thomas, G. (2000): The measurement of perceived relationship quality components: A confirmatory factor analytic approach. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 340–354.
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