Scale of self-perceived communication in the couple relationship (Sccr)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Scale of Self-perceived Communication in the Couple Relationship (SCCR) in or-der to provide a straightforward and useful instrument. 620 persons who were in a couple relationship took part in this study. The sample was di-vided randomly into two subsamples to study the factor structure of the scale, carrying out a cross-validation by using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Also, and to verify that the model remained stable taking account of the variable gender, the con-firmatory factor analysis was repeated with the women and men subsam-ples, and a multigroup CFA was carried out to check the factor invariance according to this variable An 8-items scale was obtained, made up with two factors explaining 46.6% of the variance who also reported a good re-liability (α = .75), testing the strict invariance according to the gender. This scale might be useful in the field of detection, prevention and intervention of conflict situations in the couple relationship.