Validity and Reliability of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire: Empirical Evidence from an Italian Study

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Abstract:Interpersonal competence is crucial to human life, and poor social functioning is a typical feature of various psychopathological conditions. Given the relevance of the construct, increasing attention has recently been paid to the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ; Buhrmester et al., 1988), a 40-item self-report measuring five domains of interpersonal competence. To provide additional data on the cross-cultural adaptability of the ICQ, we developed an Italian version and investigated its psychometric properties with two independent student samples. Respondents were mostly women (about three quarters), ranging in age from 18 to 57. Study 1 (n = 408) tested factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity. Study 2 (n = 59) investigated test-retest reliability. Taken together, the results of both these studies provided support for the cross-cultural applicability of the ICQ, and revealed interesting associations between interpersonal competence and constructs such as well-being, emotion dysregulation and empathy. Powered by Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems CorporationDear Dr. Iselin, Thank you or the opportunity to revise and resubmit our manuscript "Validity and Reliability of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire: Empirical Evidence from an Italian Study" which had been JOBA-D-15-00032. We appreciate the input provided by you and the four reviewers and believe it has substantially enhanced the contribution our manuscript can make to the literature. Below we have copied your decision letter followed by the reviews and to each point made we provide a description of how we addressed the issue or a rationale for why we did not in the rare instance when that was applicable. Our comments to you and the reviewers are designated with "Reply:" at the start of the paragraph.Thank you and best wishes on behalf of all co-authors, (First Author)Dear Dr. XXXX:Thank you for your recent submission of the above referenced manuscript to the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. The review process on your manuscript is now complete. I was fortunate to receive the input of four reviewers who have expertise in this area of research, and I have reviewed the manuscript in detail.There are a number of strengths in your manuscript. It is well-written and contributes to our knowledge on interpersonal competence, which is of interest to our readership. We also had concerns about your manuscript which are outlined below. As you know, acceptance of a manuscript for publication in the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment requires a favorable evaluation from all reviewers. Based upon the reviews, I regret that I cannot currently accept the manuscript for publication. I would, however, like to invite you to submit a revision that addresses our concerns. In that revision, please pay special attention to the following:• Address questions about whether the ICQ is measuring a general interpersonal construct rather than specific interpersonal skills.Re...

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