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GSEB
Globalskalen zur Einschätzung von Beziehungseinstellungen
Short abstract
The Global Scales for Assessing Relationship Attitudes (GSEB) provide a broad measure of relationship experience using five dimensions with 10 items each: (1) conflict, (2) love, (3) altruism, (4) security, and (5) investment. A wide range of theoretical approaches to relationship research was included, including Bowlby's (1969) attachment theory as interpreted by Bartholomew (1990), Lee's (1976) love styles theory, and exchange theory approaches such as investment theory (Rusbult, 1983) and motivated relationship theory (Clark & Mills, 1993). Reliability: Satisfactory to good internal consistencies were found for the scales at both measurement time points and in the replication study: Cronbach's alpha ranged from .69 to .91, and stable retest coefficients in the range of rtt = .60-.82 could be demonstrated after 12 months. Validity: Factorial validity before and after item assignment to the scales was confirmed by factor analysis. The five scales predicted significant proportions of the variance in both relationship happiness and relationship stability. In terms of prognostic validity, the scales were also found to be significant predictors of happiness and stability as assessed by panel study participants after one year. The scales are largely independent of each other.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: GSEB. Globalskalen zur Einschätzung von Beziehungseinstellungen. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9000737
Citation
Bierhoff, H.-W. & Grau, I. (2012). GSEB. Globalskalen zur Einschätzung von Beziehungseinstellungen [Verfahrensdokumentation, Fragebogen mit Auswertungsschlüssel - separate Versionen für Frauen und Männer]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6541
Short information
Short Name GSEB
English Name Global Scales to Assess Relationship Attitudes
Authors Bierhoff, H.-W., Grau, I.
Published in Test archive 2012
Copyright/Licence Copyright Autoren; CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0
Key words Love, Romance, Marital Relations, Friendship, Marital Conflict, Male Female Relations, Attachment Behavior, Altruism, Commitment, Marital Satisfaction
Language versions deu
Construct Attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969); Bartholomew, 1990), theory of love styles (Lee, 1976), investment theory (Rusbult, 1983), theory of motivated relationship (Clark & Mills, 1993)
Application age Adults
Item number 50 items
Subscales (1) Conflict, (2) Love, (3) Altruism, (4) Security, (5) Investment
Application Time approx. 10 min.
Interpretation time No imformaion.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha = .69-.91. Retest reliability: rtt = .60-.82 (12 month interval).
Befunde zur faktoriellen und prognostischen Validität.
None.
Applications Marriage therapy, Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Bierhoff, H.-W. & Grau, I. (1997). Dimensionen enger Beziehungen: Entwicklung von globalen Skalen zur Einschätzung von Beziehungseinstellungen. Diagnostica, 43 (3), 210-229. PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 0114098
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Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Bierhoff, Emeritus, Fakultät für Psychologie, Sozialpsychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44801 Bochum
PD Dr. Ina Grau, Institut für Psychologie, Sozial- und Rechtspsychologie, Kaiser-Karl-Ring 9, D-53111 Bonn