Introduction

Dating violence prevention initiatives are intended, not only to reduce the occurrence of violent behaviors, but also to promote the development of positive dating relational skills starting in adolescence. However, despite the growing interest in examining adolescent relational skills in adolescents, no specific measure is yet available to assess post program gains relative to dating violence prevention and intervention. The current study addressed this important gap in dating relationships research by developing and validating a new measure of relational skills for adolescents.

Methods

Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on two samples of French-speaking dating adolescents from Quebec, Canada (n₁ = 384; n₂ = 687).

Results

Exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure reflecting constructs of Assertiveness, Support and Individuality (α = 0.69-0.81). Results also support evidence of convergent validity with related measures. The three-factor structure was cross-validated among a second sample (α = 0.74-0.79). Two-way ANCOVAs were also conducted to examine differences in levels of relational skills as a function of sex and previous dating violence perpetration. Results indicated that girls reported higher levels of assertiveness than boys, and that adolescents who reported the use of dating violence also reported lower levels of all relational skills.

Conclusion

The validation of the Relational Skills Inventory for Adolescents (RSI-A) will help researchers assess the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting the development of positive dating relationships during adolescence.

中文翻译：

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青少年关系技能量表的开发和验证

介绍

约会暴力预防举措旨在不仅减少暴力行为的发生，而且促进从青春期开始的积极约会关系技能的发展。然而，尽管对检查青少年青少年关系技能的兴趣越来越大，但尚无具体措施来评估与约会暴力预防和干预相关的项目后收益。目前的研究通过开发和验证青少年关系技能的新措施来解决约会关系研究中的这一重要差距。

方法

对来自加拿大魁北克的两个讲法语的约会青少年样本进行了探索性和验证性因素分析（n ₁ = 384；n ₂ = 687）。

结果

探索性因素分析揭示了反映自信、支持和个性的三因素结构（α = 0.69-0.81）。结果还支持相关措施收敛效度的证据。三因素结构在第二个样本中进行了交叉验证 (α = 0.74-0.79)。还进行了双向 ANCOVA 以检查作为性别和以前约会暴力行为的函数的关系技能水平的差异。结果表明，女孩报告的自信程度高于男孩，报告使用约会暴力的青少年报告的所有关系技能水平也较低。

结论

青少年关系技能清单 (RSI-A) 的验证将帮助研究人员评估旨在促进青春期积极约会关系发展的干预措施的有效性。