Abstract
Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS) was developed (Miller & Lefcourt, 1982) to measure social intimacy, to quantify the degree of emotional closeness a person felt toward another person. The aim of this study was to translate the MSIS into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi culture. Data were collected from 177 university students (77 females and 100 males) using survey method. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 172 participants (who provided complete responses) identified a two factor structure of the MSIS with 12 items. The Two factors namely ‘Frequency' of intimate contact, and ‘Intensity' of intimate relations together explained 49.20% of the total variance. The MSIS and its factors showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .83 for the MSIS, .75, for ‘Frequency' dimension and .79 for ‘Intensity' dimension), strong convergent and discriminant validity. Thus, the Bangla version MSIS appears to be valid and reliable and therefore can be used in further research on interpersonal relationship of the people in Bangladesh.
Highlights
People live in a society with their near and dear ones
Studies have shown that people with higher intimacy in their relationships are more satisfied with their life (Kim & Hatfield, 2004), and that depression and less satisfied school life are associated with poor social intimacy in adolescents (Okada, Suzue, & Jitsunari, 2010)
We examined the discriminant validity by correlating the Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS) and MSIS subtests with the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the reliability by estimating internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) of the full test and subtests as well
Summary
People live in a society with their near and dear ones. Being a social animal it is hard for people to lead a loner life. To live a healthy life and work effectively one must maintain an intimate and healthy relationship with their loved ones. According to Robert Sternberg’s (1986) triangulation theory, there are three components of love in interpersonal relationship- intimacy, passion, and commitment. Intimacy encompasses feelings of attachment, closeness, connectedness and bondedness. Studies have shown that people with higher intimacy in their relationships are more satisfied with their life (Kim & Hatfield, 2004), and that depression and less satisfied school life are associated with poor social intimacy in adolescents (Okada, Suzue, & Jitsunari, 2010). Other studies showed that psychopathy was negatively associated with life satisfaction and intimacy
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