Validity evidence of the Brazilian version of the inventory young people's love journey

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
11
Article ID: 
22156
7 pages
Research Article

Validity evidence of the Brazilian version of the inventory young people's love journey

Mariana Rocha da Silva Campos, Maria Conceição Oliveira Costa, Katia Santana, Magali Teresópolis Reis Amaral, Ohana Cunha do Nascimento, Martine Hebért, Marcos Antônio Oliveira de Santana and Naysa Farias Barros

Abstract: 

Objective: to analyze the dimensional validity and internal consistency of the Brazilian version of the inventory "Love Journey of young people - YPLJ", which investigates violent events in the relationships of dating and friendship between adolescents and young adults, family, social factors and consequences of these events. Materials and Methods: a cross-sectional study conducted with 380 young people enrolled in the public school system of Feira de Santana-Bahia, Brazil. Exploratory factor analysis was used for the analysis of dimensional validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used for the evaluation of internal consistency. Results: most of the questions of the YPLJ presented more than one factor, corroborating the multidimensionality of the phenomenon. The analysis of internal consistency was satisfactory for most factors, ranging from 0.95 to 0.72. Discussion: the Brazilian version of the YPLJ presented evidence of validity and satisfactory internal consistency, which allow its applicability in studies that investigate violence in the relationships of dating and friendship of young people.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.22156.06.2021
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