Intimacy scale of the emotional dimension: construct validation

Abstract

This work is interested in emotional intimacy, and hereby reports on the construct validation of the Intimacy Scale of the Emotional Dimension (ISOTED). Two hundred and ninety-nine persons participated in the validation study, aged 17-56. Two other scales were used for various aspects of the construct validation process. They included that The Dyadic Communication Assessment Scale and the Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse. Exploratory Factor analysis revealed 14 items, two factors – Emotional congruence, alpha = .97, and Emotional Vacuum, alpha = .92. Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed the two factors with good indices, giving credence to the factorial validity of the ISOTED. Further, the ISOTED has convergent, as well as criterion-related validity. Therefore, the ISOTED is a valid and reliable scale with robust psychometric properties. It promises to be useful in clinical and research contexts for assessing intimate relationships.

Keywords: Emotional Intimacy; Scale; Reliability; Validity; Relationship;