TY - JOUR
T1 - We-ness Questionnaire
T2 - Development and Validation
AU - Topcu-Uzer, Cigdem
AU - Randall, Ashley K.
AU - Vedes, Ana M.
AU - Reid, David
AU - Bodenmann, Guy
N1 - Funding Information:
We have no known conflict of interest to disclose. This research was partially supported by a doctoral grant given to the third author, Ana Vedes, from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BD/63182/2009). The authors would like to thank Laura Jimenez-Arista and Kelsey Walsh for their help with recruitment and data collection.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Perceptions of couple interdependence - partners’ mutual identity - are a key construct in relationship research and couple and family therapy. There is a need for a self-report measure that includes cognitive, emotional, and behavioral facets associated with perceptions of partner’s interdependence or we-ness, given its utility. The present study utilized data from 434 individuals to evaluate the psychometric properties of the We-ness Questionnaire, a multi-item self-report measure assessing perceptions of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral we-ness for individuals in a romantic relationship. Based on a sample of 434 individuals currently in a romantic relationship from the United States, the We-ness Questionnaire was found to have good reliability and showed appropriate convergent and discriminant validity. Implications for future research and couple and family therapy are discussed.
AB - Perceptions of couple interdependence - partners’ mutual identity - are a key construct in relationship research and couple and family therapy. There is a need for a self-report measure that includes cognitive, emotional, and behavioral facets associated with perceptions of partner’s interdependence or we-ness, given its utility. The present study utilized data from 434 individuals to evaluate the psychometric properties of the We-ness Questionnaire, a multi-item self-report measure assessing perceptions of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral we-ness for individuals in a romantic relationship. Based on a sample of 434 individuals currently in a romantic relationship from the United States, the We-ness Questionnaire was found to have good reliability and showed appropriate convergent and discriminant validity. Implications for future research and couple and family therapy are discussed.
KW - Interdependence
KW - We-ness Questionnaire
KW - reliability
KW - romantic relationships
KW - validity
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U2 - 10.1080/15332691.2020.1805082
DO - 10.1080/15332691.2020.1805082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089450714
SN - 1533-2691
VL - 20
SP - 256
EP - 278
JO - Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
JF - Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
IS - 3
ER -