Reliability and Construct Validity of the Japanese Version of the Interpersonal Relationship Inventory

Abstract

The present study examined the psychometric characteristics of the three network function subscales (Social Support, Conflict, and Reciprocity) in the Japanese version of the Interpersonal Relationship Inventory. Data from Japanese college students (250 women and 218 men) were analyzed to estimate internal consistency (alphas = .93-.96) and test-retest reliability (rs = .69-.74). To assess construct validity, correlations between scores on the inventory and measures of social support, loneliness, and stress were performed. Results indicated that the Japanese version of the inventory was valid and reliable.

Stress-Amplifying Effects of Negative Social Exchanges Among Female Japanese College Students

“…Although the mean score of the CES-D scale (22.4) was higher than has been recorded for students in other countries or of other ethnicities (Peden, Reed, & Rayens, 2005;Yen, Robins, & Lin, 2000), the tendency was consistent with results reported in a cross-cultural study (Iwata & Buka, 2002). The mean score of the negative exchanges was nearly equal to the score of Japanese female college students reported in a previous study (Sumi, 2003). Participants were divided into two groups, a low negative exchanges group (n = 62, 51.2%) and a high negative exchanges group (n = 59, 48.9%) for the analyses.…”

“…Negative exchanges were measured with the subscale of the Japanese version (Sumi, 2003) of the Interpersonal Relationship Inventory (IPRI; Tilden, Nelson, & May, 1990). The scale consists of 13 items such as "Some people I care about invade my privacy" and "There is someone in my life who gets mad if we have different opinions".…”

Development of a Short Form of the Japanese Version of the Interpersonal Relationship Inventory

“…In this research, short forms of the Japanese version (Sumi, 2003) of the inventory were developed on the basis of data from two sources. For the item selection, data from 340 Japanese college students (148 women, 192 men; M age = 21.6 yr., SD = 1.6) who completed the original full form of the inventory were used to create three internally consistent short forms.…”

“…This inventory is a self-report measure of perceived social relationships that has been widely used with a variety of populations, including elderly people, couples, college students, and cardiac patients (Tilden, Hirsch, & Nelson, 1994). Further, the inventory has been translated into various languages such as French, Spanish, and Japanese (Tilden, et al, 1994;Frohlich & Fournier, 1997;Sumi, 2003).…”

“…The Japanese version of the Interpersonal Relationship Inventory comprises the same three subscales as the original English version (Sumi, 2003). Because of the dearth of Japanese measures that assess different aspects of perceived social relationships (Sumi, 2003), the Japanese version is useful for conducting a detailed examination of the relations between social relationships and health.…”