Conflicts in Romantic Relationships over Facebook Use: Validation and Psychometric Study

• Main Authors: Juan Aníbal González-Rivera, Idania Hernández-Gato
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
• Series: Behavioral Sciences
• Subjects: Facebook; Facebook intrusion; couple relationships; conflicts; jealousy; psychometric properties; validation
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/9/2/18

The present study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Conflicts in Romantic Relationships Over Facebook Use Scale with a sample of Puerto Rican adults. A total of 300 Puerto Ricans participated in this confirmatory and psychometric study. The results confirmed that the scale has a multidimensional structure. These dimensions are: Partner Facebook intrusion, Conflict over Facebook use, and Jealousy over Facebook use. A total of 18 items complied with the criteria of discrimination and presented appropriate factorial loads (six items per dimension). The Cronbach’s alpha indexes of the dimensions ranged between 0.87⁻0.95, and the omega coefficients ranged between 0.88⁻0.95. In summary, the instrument has the appropriate psychometric properties to continue with validation studies, as well as to be implemented in various work areas, both theoretical and applied.