Abstract:

The aim of this study is to develop a scale that can be used to measure the level of intimacy in romantic relationships. In the study, Personal Information Form, Intimacy Scale in Romantic Relationships, UCLA Loneliness Scale and Relationship Assessment Scale were used. Participants were determined using purposive sampling technique. The data were collected from 423 people with 56.5% (F = 239) female, 43.5% (F = 184) male, aged between 18 and 34 years with a mean age of 23.74 (SD = 3.20). As a result of the explanatory factor analysis, 4 factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 emerged. The variance explained by the first factor is 15.62, the variance explained by the second factor is 15.00, the variance explained by the third factor is 14.80, and the variance explained by the fourth factor is 13.70. Therefore, four factors explain 59.12% of the total variance. Subsequently, the first level and second level confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the scale is acceptable and has good fit values. In order to test the validity of the criterion, the correlation values between the points obtained from the trial form of the scale and the scores obtained from the UCLA Loneliness Scale and the Relationship Assessment Scale were calculated. The findings are evidence for criterion validity. As a result of the reliability analysis; we conclude that the Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient is .88 for the whole scale, .79 for Factor 1, .83 for Factor 2, .81 for Factor 3 and .72 for Factor 4. Item-total score correlation values are in acceptable range for all subscales (.49-.78). As a result of the test-retest reliability analysis, the correlation coefficients between the two applications were calculated .89.In conclusion, it can be said that the Romantic Relationships Intimacy Scale can be used to measure the level of closeness in romantic relationships. 

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