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October 1, 1992Journal of Personality and Social Psychology4,937 citations

Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale and the structure of interpersonal closeness.

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AAArthur AronEAElaine N. AronDSDanny Smollan

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the reliability and validity of the Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale in measuring interpersonal closeness.
  • Two studies were conducted to evaluate the IOS Scale's reliability and validity.
  • The IOS Scale was compared with the Relationship Closeness Inventory and the Sternberg Intimacy Scale.
  • Test-retest reliability and predictive validity for relationship status were analyzed over a three-month period.
  • The IOS Scale showed high test-retest reliability with minimal social desirability bias.
  • Convergent validity was confirmed with established measures of intimacy and closeness.
  • The scale predicted whether romantic relationships remained intact three months later.

Abstract

In 2 studies, the Inclusion of Other in the Self (IOS) Scale, a single-item, pictorial measure of closeness, demonstrated alternate-form and test-retest reliability; convergent validity with the Relationship Closeness Inventory (Berscheid, Snyder, discriminant validity; minimal social desirability correlations; and predictive validity for whether romantic relationships were intact 3 months later

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Aron et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6997ee61be1be0234d32ff5chttps://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.63.4.596
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