Validation of the French-Canadian adaptation of the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory for adolescents in dating relationships.

Abstract

The emergence of dating relationships in adolescence is often a source of intense emotions, which may lead to more frequent conflicts between partners than in adulthood. It is particularly important that adolescents learn constructive conflict resolution strategies so they can react appropriately when conflicts arise. Conversely, destructive strategies can contribute to the escalation of conflicts as well as many consequences for their psychological well-being. In Canada, there is no French instrument available for measuring conflict resolution strategies used by adolescents in their dating relationships. The objective of this study was to validate a French-Canadian adaptation of the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory (CRSI) within an adolescent population. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on 2 samples of adolescents (n 1 ϭ 262; n 2 ϭ 221). In Study 1, results of the exploratory factor analysis suggested a 3-factor structure that included positive problem solving, conflict engagement, and withdrawal. Results further revealed evidence of reliability for all subscales (␣ ϭ .70 -.92) and evidence of convergent validity. In Study 2, the results of a second-order confirmatory factor analysis confirmed 3 first-order factors nested in a higher 2-factor model of constructive and destructive strategies (␣ ϭ .71-.85). In sum, these findings provide evidence of reliability and validity for the French-Canadian adaptation of the CRSI, which will be useful for future research and clinical practice with Frenchspeaking populations of adolescents. Public Significance StatementSeveral strategies can be used when managing conflicts with a romantic partner. Adolescents tend to use three different types of strategies: positive problem solving, conflict engagement, and withdrawal. These results provide a better understanding of how adolescents manage conflicts in their dating relationships and will help identify strategies for promoting healthy relationship among teenagers.

The Interplay of Perceptions and Conflict Behaviors during Disagreements: A Daily Study of Physical Teen Dating Violence Perpetration

“…When participants answered “yes”, they were then asked to report on the strategies used by both partners to solve the most important disagreement they had on that day. Then, a French adaptation of the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory ( Fortin et al, 2020 ; Kurdek, 1994 ) measured each of the three strategies used during that disagreement: Conflict engagement (four items, e.g., launching personal attacks), Withdrawal (four items, e.g., tuning the other person out) and Problem-solving (eight items, e.g., trying to find the right balance between the two positions). Adolescents were asked to answer each of the 16 items twice, first in relation to their conflict behaviors toward their dating partner and second in relation to their perception of their partner’s conflict behaviors toward them.…”

Development and validation of the Relational Skills Inventory for Adolescents

“…Conflict management strategies. Conflict management strategies were measured using the French-Canadian adaptation of the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory (CRSI; Fortin et al, 2020;adapted from Kurdek, 1994) which has been previously validated among an adolescent population (Fortin et., 2020). The instrument consists of 16 parallel items that participants answered to report both on their own and on their partner's use of the different strategies during conflictual situations in the past 12 months using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always).…”

Validitas struktur internal dari Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory versi Indonesia

“…Beberapa penelitian sebelumnya juga telah melakukan pengujian terkait dengan validitas CRSI pada berbagai konteks relasional dan negara. Namun pengujian validitas CRSI masih terbatas pada konteks relasi pernikahan (Segrin et al, 2009), hubungan romantis (Bonache et al, 2016(Bonache et al, , 2019Fortin et al, 2020), dan hubungan anak-orang tua (van Doorn et al, 2011). Selain itu, penelitian mengenai validitas CRSI semuanya dilakukan pada negara Barat.…”

“…Namun, penelitian yang dilakukan oleh (Bonache et al, 2016) menemukan model tiga faktor yang terdiri dari positive problem solving, conflict engagement, dan withdrawal lebih baik dibandingkan dengan model empat faktor. Selain itu, penelitian terakhir yang melakukan pengujian analisis eksploratori faktor juga menemukan bahwa CRSI memiliki tiga faktor yang terdiri dari positive problem solving, conflict engagement, dan withdrawal (Fortin et al, 2020).…”