title: Construct validity of the relationship profile test: a self-report measure of dependency-detachment.
abstract: This study evaluated the construct validity of the Relationship Profile Test (RPT; Bornstein & Languirand, 2003), a 30-item self-report measure of dependency-detachment that yields three subscale scores: (a) destructive overdependence, (b) dysfunctional detachment, and (c) healthy dependency. Scores on the RPT subscales generally showed the expected patterns of intercorrelations and gender differences, and comparison of RPT scores with scores on other tests supported the convergent and discriminant validity of each RPT subscale. Results of internal and retest reliability analyses were generally supportive as well, and suggested that the three RPT subscales assess aspects of the traits they purport to measure
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Gettysburg College, PA 17325, USA. bbornste@gettysburg.edu
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Languirand
authors.forename: Kimberly J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Geiselman
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Creighton
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Eisenhart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States