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The Assessment of Social Intimacy

1982; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 46; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1207/s15327752jpa4605_12

1532-7752

Rickey S. Miller, Herbert M. Lefcourt,

Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Research exploring the psychological importance of closeness with others has been hampered by the absence of a reliable and valid measure of this variable. The development of the Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS), a 17-item measure of the maximum level of intimacy currently experienced, is presented. Evidence for internal consistency and test-retest reliability as well as for convergent, discriminant and construct validity is discussed in the context of the need for further scientific exploration of this important phenomenon.