title: The real relationship inventory: development and psychometric investigation of the client form.
abstract: The development and validation of a client version of the Real Relationship Inventory (RRI-C) is reported. Using a sample of clients (n = 94) who were currently in psychotherapy, a 24-item measure was developed consisting of two subscales (Realism and Genuineness) and a total score. This 24-item version and other measures used for validation were completed by 93 additional clients. Results of the present study offer initial support for the validity and reliability of the RRI-C. The RRI-C correlated significantly in theoretically expected ways with measures of the client-rated working alliance and therapists' congruence, clients' observing ego, and client ratings of client and therapist real relationship on an earlier measure of the real relationship (Eugster & Wampold, 1996). A nonsignificant relation was found between the RRI-C and a measure of social desirability, providing support for discriminant validity. A confirmatory factor analysis supported the two theorized factors of the RRI-C. The authors discuss the importance of measuring clients' perceptions of the real relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Counseling, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. fakelley@carlow.edu
authors.forename: Frances A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Gelso
authors.forename: Jairo N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Fuertes
authors.forename: Cheri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marmarosh
authors.forename: Stacey Holmes
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lanier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011613:Psychotherapy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult