Conflicts in Romantic Relationships over Facebook Use: Validation and Psychometric Study

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Social Science
• Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

• Romantic relationships are increasingly impacted by social media use.
• Facebook use can be a source of conflict and jealousy in romantic partnerships.
• Assessing these conflicts requires reliable and valid measurement tools.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Conflicts in Romantic Relationships Over Facebook Use Scale.
• To confirm the multidimensional structure of the scale in a Puerto Rican adult sample.
• To establish the reliability and validity of the scale for research and applied settings.

Main Methods:

• Confirmatory psychometric study involving 300 Puerto Rican adults.
• Factor analysis to assess the scale's multidimensional structure.
• Reliability analysis using Cronbach's alpha and omega coefficients.

Main Results:

• The scale demonstrated a multidimensional structure comprising Partner Facebook Intrusion, Conflict over Facebook Use, and Jealousy over Facebook Use.
• 18 items met discrimination criteria with appropriate factorial loads (six per dimension).
• High reliability was found, with Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.87–0.95 and omega coefficients from 0.88–0.95.

Conclusions:

• The Conflicts in Romantic Relationships Over Facebook Use Scale possesses adequate psychometric properties for Puerto Rican adults.
• The instrument is suitable for further validation studies and practical applications in various fields.
• This validated scale can aid in understanding and addressing Facebook-related relationship conflicts.