1. The development and psychometric examination of the partner investment in health scale.
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Callan, Stephanie, Ulrich, Gillian R., Wooldridge, Jennalee S., Roberts, Sydneyjane, and Ranby, Krista W.
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CROSS-sectional method ,MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques ,RESEARCH funding ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH evaluation ,HEALTH surveys ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,SURVEYS ,RACE ,RESEARCH methodology ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,HEALTH behavior ,STATISTICS ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,HEALTH promotion ,SOCIAL support ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,FACTOR analysis ,DATA analysis software ,PHYSICAL activity ,SOCIAL control - Abstract
Relationship partners' impacts on health are not fully captured by existing measures. A measure that applies to a prevention context and accounts for both partners' perspectives is needed. This work developed and assessed the psychometric properties of the novel Partner Investment in Health scale (PI-H). A cross-sectional design assessed participants (N = 261) using an online survey. Exploratory factor analyses were used to determine the PI-H factor structure. Items assessed the person's investment in their partner's health and their perception of their partner's investment in their health. A 2 factor structure underlying 24 items on the PI-H scale was supported. Factors represented 1) the respondent's investment and 2) the respondent's perception of their partner's investment. The PI-H significantly correlated with related measures (e.g. relationship satisfaction, dyadic and communal coping; p <.05). A full PI-H scale, two subscales, and a short version of the scale (8 items) are presented. Correlations demonstrated convergent validity and suggested the PI-H is distinct from existing constructs. Theoretical implications and applications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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