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The Italian Adaptation of the Romantic Competence Interview: A Preliminary Test of Psychometrics Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2020

Gaia Cuccì Open the ORCID record for Gaia Cuccì [Opens in a new window] ,
Joanne Davila ,
Maria Giulia Olivari  and
Emanuela Confalonieri
Gaia Cuccì*
Affiliation:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Department of Psychology, CRIdee, Milano, Italy
Joanne Davila
Affiliation:
Stony Brook University, Psychology, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Maria Giulia Olivari
Affiliation:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Department of Psychology, CRIdee, Milano, Italy
Emanuela Confalonieri
Affiliation:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Department of Psychology, CRIdee, Milano, Italy
*
Address for correspondence: Gaia Cuccì, Email: gaia.cucci@unicatt.it
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Abstract

The study examines the preliminary psychometric properties of the Romantic Competence Interview — Italian version (RCI-Iv) for adolescents, a semistructured interview assessing romantic competence adolescents. Participants were 116 Italian adolescents (Mage = 17.61 years) who were administered the RCI-Iv and a survey investigating self-perception, emotion regulation strategies, sexual behaviours, and perceptions of relationship quality. Results showed that the RCI-Iv could be coded reliably. Exploratory factor analysis suggested the one-factor structure and RCI-Iv domains were highly correlated with each other, supporting construct validity. There was evidence of convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity. The study highlights the importance of continuing to study romantic competence in adolescence.

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romantic competenceadolescenceromantic relationshipsassessmentinterview
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Journal of Relationships Research , Volume 11 , 2020 , e5
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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