title: Reassessment of the Miller Social Intimacy Scale: use with mixed- and same-sex dyads produces multidimensional structures.
abstract: The dimensional structure of the Miller Social Intimacy Scale has not been assessed. This investigation examined internal reliability and principal components of the scale for nonspousal same- and mixed-sex dyads with 149 male and 210 female undergraduate students. Analyses yielded high internal reliability over-all and unique multidimensional structures for each dyad type. This clarifies and enhances subsequent use of the scale for studying intimate friendship patterns which vary in sex composition.
authors.affiliation: University of Houston-Clear Lake, TX.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Downs
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hillje
mesh_terms: D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012917:Social Adjustment