Couple-Specific Dependency Scale in Spanish adolescents and invariance by gender and relationship status

  1. Antonia Lorente-Anguís
  2. Esther Lopez-Zafra
Revista:
International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

ISSN: 0213-4748 1579-3680

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 37

Número: 3

Páginas: 433-459

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

Resumen

Measures about dependency in romantic relations mostly focus on adults, even though the first couple relations begin during adolescence. This study aims to adapt and validate a widely used instrument in different ages, the Spouse Specific Dependence Scale, in a sample of adolescents. A total of 481 participants, 15–17 years old (Study 1 = 234, Mage = 16.04 years, SD = 0.68, and Study 2 = 247, Mage = 15.88, SD = 0.72), completed the scale to determine its psychometric guarantees. In Study 1, a three-dimensional model yielded adequate indices, and invariance showed that girls and boys involved in a current relationship interpret items in a similar way. Moreover, the instrument shows convergent validation with jealousy and sexism. In Study 2, adolescents who were not in a relationship were compared to the Study 1 participants. Measurement invariance by relationship status showed that the two subsamples interpret the items in a different way. Our results show that this instrument is appropriated for measuring partner dependency in adolescent couples, but only when involved in a current relationship.

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