University Students Form of Emotional Jealousy Scale: Validity and Reliability Studies

Abstract

The aim of this study is to conduct the validity and the reliability studies for University Student Form of Emotional Jealousy Scale. University Student Form of Emotional Jealousy Scale is a scale that consists of 17 items and three factors as "feeling of valueless, relational dissatisfaction and loss of love, unwillingness for having time together". There are two study groups in this research. First study group consists of 158 female students (63%) and 92 male students (37%) and second study group consists of 18 female students (54.5%) and 15 male students (45.5%) for test-retest reliability analysis. Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient, totalitem correlation values, and test-retest reliability were examined on the scope of reliability analysis. Cronbach alpha value of the scale was found as .94; and test-retest correlation coefficient was found as .97. It is observed that total-item correlation values of the scale change between .43 and .79. Confirmatory factor analysis, predictive validity, and findings directed to reliability studies concerning construct validity of the scale were presented. Model fit indices were found as chi(2) = 334.29, chi(2)/df=2.88; RMSEA=.09, NFI=.88, CFI=.92, IFI=.92, TLI=.91, and RFI=.86 in the wake of analysis. These values show that model-data fit is sufficient. To sum up, it is concluded with the analysis that the university form of the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool.