SELF-DETERMINATION IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS: FINDINGS FROM THE RUSSIAN ADAPTATION OF THE COUPLE MOTIVATION QUESTIONNAIRE

Vasily Kostenko () and Konstantin Klein ()
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Vasily Kostenko: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Konstantin Klein: National Research University Higher School of Economics

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Abstract: This study tests the psychometrics of a Russian version of the Couple Motivation Questionnaire (CMQ), and analyzes the possible distinctions between the Russian and English versions of the instrument. We hypothesize that the adopted version of CMQ repeats the original structure, and a continuum of motivation in romantic relationships will be found as a result of the correlation analysis. We conducted a correlation study on an online sample of (N = 497) using CMQ, the Test of Existential Motivations in Interpersonal Relationships, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Codependency Scale. The theoretical model, which was proposed in the original study (Blais et al., 1990), linked self-determination theory's motivational styles to adaptive relationship behaviors and the general quality of romantic relationships. The model was successfully confirmed for the Russian sample using a reverse translation and the psychometric testing of CMQ. The model revealed resistance to cultural influences, and the new instrument is suggested for studies of the motivational aspects of relationships using Russian samples.

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Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2018
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Published in WP BRP Series: Science, Psychology / PSY, November 2018, pages 1-14

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