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Abstract enIn this study, the reliability and validity studies of the Communicative Responses to Jealousy Scale (CRJS) were conducted in order to adapt the scale to Turkish culture. The current study was conducted with 436 volunteer university students who study at different universities and had a romantic relationship for at least six months. The construct validity of the scale was examined through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, 11 factors derived that could be classified under three dimensions (Constructive communication, Destructive-Avoidance communication, Rival-focused communication). As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, it was concluded that the fit indices were acceptable (x2/sd = 3.33; RMSEA = .073; CFI = .92; IFI = .92; RFI = .87; SRMR = .096 and NNFI = .91) and the three-dimensional structure of the scale was verified. A positive and significant correlation which was calculated for convergent validity was found between the CRJS and the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) (for constructive communication r= .21; for destructive-avoidance communication r= -.34, for rival-focused communication r= -.20). The Cronbach alpha consistency coefficients for each dimension were as follows: constructive communication α=.84; destructive-avoidance communication α=.85; rival-focused communication α=.90. As a result, it was conluded that the CRJS is a valid and reliable instrument in determining communicative responses of unmarried individuals to romantic jealousy.

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