EVALUATİON OF RELATİONSHİP ADDİCTON CRİTERİAS WİTH RASCH MODEL
Keywords:
Relationship addiction, item response theory, rasch analysis, DSMAbstract
Objective: In research, according to the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria proposed seven items to evaluate the addiction in partner relations within the scope of the examination of the Item Response Theory is targeted.
Method: The students, studied at all faculties of Ege University, had been randomized according to faculty and class level. 1522 people were reached and 1260 people of them were evaluated in the research. IRTPRO and BILOG-MG programs has been used the analysis of research data.
Results: Participants were 751 women (59.6%) and 509 male (40.4%). According to Rasch model analysis, “spending time to a relationship” of relationship addiction items was marked as Yes the most (66.5%). And then, second item of related to “withdrawal” (47.5%) followed by was observed. It was found to vary Pearson correlation coefficient between .22 and .43, Biserial item correlation coefficient between .30 and .53.
Variance was found .66, standart error was found .71 related to the criterias about relationship addiction. This finding was pointed out that t value of observed differences for the criterias was found less than1.96(p<.05)andforthatreasonitwasnot statistically significant (t1259 = .66/.71 = .93).
Conclusion: It was determined that measuring tool was generally difficult according to rasch model that carried out within the scope of item response theory. It was concluded that show trends of relationship addiction of young adults were low according to item analysis of seven criterias which were recommended to evaluate relationship addiction according to DSM-IV substance dependence criterias.
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