Factor structure and psychometric properties of the qustionnaire about interpersonal difficulties for adolescents in an iranian sample

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Omid Shokri ¹ , Massomeh Abdolkhaleghi ² , Mohammad H. Afzali ³ , Fariborz Gravand ⁴ , Maryam Paeezi ⁵ , Saeed Toolabi ⁶

1 - PhD Shahid Beheshti University
2 - Islamic Azad University Save Branch
3 - M. A. in Educational Psychology
4 - M. A. in Educational Psychology
5 - M. A. in Educational Psychology
6 - M. A. in Educational Psychology

Received: 2015-06-04 Accepted : 2015-06-04 Published : 2010-06-22

Keywords: Psychometric properties, factor structure, Questionnaire about Interpersonal Difficulties for Adolescents,

Abstract :

The validity and reliability of the Questionnaire about Interpersonal Difficulties for Adolescents (QIDA, Ingles, Hidalgo & Mendez, 2005) was investigated. 276 female and 224 male adolescents living in Tehran, aged 12-18, completed the QIDA and the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SASA, Puklek, 1997). Results demonstrated that the Farsi version of the QIDA, consistent with the principal factorial structure of the QIDA, replicated the five-factor structure of assertiveness, heterosexual relationships, public speaking, family relationships and close friendships in the Iranian sample. The significant positive correlation coefficients between the factors of QIDA and SASA total scores, ranging from r= 0.10 (close friendships) to r=0.35 (assertiveness), confirmed the convergent validity of the QIDA. The test-retest reliability coefficients over a two week period were 0.82 for QIDA total score and 0.82, 0.77, 0.84, 0.71, 0.62 and 0.51, respectively for its factors. The results confirmed the validity and reliability of the QIDA Farsi version. The universal construct of interpersonal difficulties based on similar findings in different cultural contexts is discussed.