Interpersonal Skills Assessment Questionnaire – Chinese Version

Description

This content presents an overview of Professor Zhou Xiangjun’s concepts from “Interpersonal Relationship Studies,” focusing on interpersonal relationships and the assessment of interpersonal communication abilities through a specific questionnaire developed by American psychologists.

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Purpose

The purpose of the content is to define interpersonal relationships and emphasize the importance of interpersonal communication abilities within human capacities, detailing a specific assessment tool used in the Chinese context.

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Administration Method and Scoring

The “Interpersonal Communication Ability Assessment Questionnaire” consists of 40 items divided into five dimensions: 主动交往 (Active Communication), 适当拒绝 (Appropriate Refusal), 自我表露 (Self-Disclosure), 冲突管理 (Conflict Management), and 情感支持 (Emotional Support). Each dimension includes 8 items and utilizes a five-point Likert scale. The scoring ranges from 1 to 5, where a higher number indicates stronger ability.

Reliability and Validity

The questionnaire’s Cronbach’s alpha coefficient is 0.87, with test-retest reliability for each dimension ranging between 0.78 and 0.86. The questionnaire also shows a criterion-related validity correlation of 0.82 with the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). Confirmatory factor analysis indicates that the five-dimensional model has an acceptable fit, meeting basic psychometric requirements for reliability and validity.

Factors and Subscales

Dimensions:
– 主动交往 (Active Communication)
– 适当拒绝 (Appropriate Refusal)
– 自我表露 (Self-Disclosure)
– 冲突管理 (Conflict Management)
– 情感支持 (Emotional Support)

Keywords

Interpersonal Relationships, Communication Ability, Questionnaire, Psychometrics, Reliability, Validity

Items in Chinese

1. 邀请陌生人与你共同做某件事，比如，一起参加聚会。
2. 告诉关系密切者，他(她)对待你的某种方式你并不喜欢。
3. 与刚刚结识的人闲聊时，谈及自己的隐私。
4. 当与关系密切者之间的意见分歧即将升级为恶战时，你能够承认是自己错了。
5. 帮助关系密切者完成其对重大人生决策的思索和体验。
6. 愿意为那些你感兴趣和有吸引力的人做事或提出建议。
7. 熟人或异性朋友让你做你不想做的某件事时，你会拒绝。
8. 信任新朋友或异性朋友，并向他(她)呈现你比较脆弱、敏感的一面。
9. 当与关系密切者发生争吵时，能够撇开嫉妒或怨恨的情绪。
10. 能够耐心而充满感情地倾听关系密切者发泄有关他(她)经受的外在困扰的情绪。
11. 与你想要认识的陌生人主动谈话。
12. 拒绝关系密切者的不舍理要求。
13. 告诉关系密切者一些与你自己有关的感到羞耻的事。
14. 当与关系密切者有矛盾时，真诚地倾听他(她)的抱怨，而不试图“看透”其所思。
15. 帮助关系密切者认清他(她)所面临的问题的关键所在。
16. 与人初次交往时是一个有趣的、愿意分享的人。
17. 当关系密切者忽视或不体谅你时捍卫自己的权利。
18. 让新的同伴逐渐认识“真实”的你。
19. 在争吵中能够接受关系密切者的意见，并真正理解他(她)的观点。
20. 帮助关系密切者处理其与家庭成员的问题或室友(工作或住)的关系问题。
21. 向你想要结识(或约会)的人主动做自我介绍。
22. 告诉异性朋友或熟人他(她)正在做的某件事令你感到难堪。
23. 取下你用以自卫的“面具”，信任关系密切者。
24. 避免与关系密切者谈论那些可能引起分歧并导致争吵的话题。
25. 当关系密切者情绪低落时，你是一个投入的好的倾听者。
26. 打电话给新的异性朋友或熟人商定约会的时间。
27. 当关系密切者违背承诺时，你会当面质问他(她)。
28. 向你的同伴诉说那些令你焦虑或害怕的秘密。
29. 能够和关系密切者协同解决某个特殊的问题，而不采用惯常的说辞(例如：那本该由你做，与我无关)。
30. 当关系密切者受到羞辱时，你能够鼓励并以实际行动支持他(她)。
31. 给那些你希望成为朋友或恋人的人留下好的第一印象。
32. 告诉关系密切者他(她)做的某件事伤害了你。
33. 告诉关系密切者你有多么欣赏和在乎他(她)。
34. 当关系密切者令你生气时，你能够接受这样的看法：他(她)的观点有合理之处，哪怕你并不同意这个观点。
35. 当关系密切者需要诉说时(话题可能是你不感兴趣的)，你能够给予真诚的情感关注。
36. 参加陌生人的舞会或聚会以发展新的人际关系。
37. 告诉关系密切者他(她)做的某件事激怒了你。
38. 知道如何推进与异性朋友或熟人的谈话，使谈话超越泛泛而谈而真正促进互相了解。
39. 不对关系密切者发火(即便是合理的)，以免伤害彼此。
40. 当关系密切者需要帮助与支持时，你能够用他(她)乐于接受的方式提供建议。

Items in English

1. Invite a stranger to do something with you, such as attending a party together.
2. Tell a close acquaintance that you do not like a certain way they treat you.
3. When chatting with someone you just met, discuss your personal privacy.
4. When a disagreement with a close acquaintance is about to escalate into a battle, you are able to admit that you were wrong.
5. Help a close acquaintance reflect on and experience significant life decisions.
6. Be willing to do things or offer suggestions for people you find interesting and attractive.
7. When acquaintances or friends of the opposite sex ask you to do something you don’t want to do, you will refuse.
8. Trust new friends or acquaintances of the opposite sex and show them your more vulnerable, sensitive side.
9. When arguing with a close acquaintance, you can set aside jealousy or resentment.
10. Be a patient and empathetic listener to a close acquaintance’s emotional outpouring about their external struggles.
11. Initiate conversations with strangers you want to get to know.
12. Refuse unreasonable requests from a close acquaintance.
13. Share with a close acquaintance some embarrassing things about yourself.
14. When in conflict with a close acquaintance, sincerely listen to their complaints without trying to “see through” their thoughts.
15. Help a close acquaintance identify the key issues they are facing.
16. Be someone who is fun and willing to share when meeting new people.
17. Defend your rights when a close acquaintance ignores or doesn’t understand you.
18. Gradually let new friends get to know the “real” you.
19. During an argument, accept a close acquaintance’s viewpoint and genuinely understand their perspective.
20. Help a close acquaintance resolve issues with family members or roommates (work or living).
21. Take the initiative to introduce yourself to someone you want to meet (or date).
22. Tell friends of the opposite sex or acquaintances that what they are doing is making you uncomfortable.
23. Take off your “mask” for self-defense and trust a close acquaintance.
24. Avoid discussing topics with a close acquaintance that might lead to disagreements and arguments.
25. Be a good listener when a close acquaintance is feeling down.
26. Call new friends of the opposite sex or acquaintances to set a date.
27. Confront a close acquaintance face-to-face when they break a promise.
28. Confide in your companions about worries or fears that make you anxious.
29. Be able to collaboratively solve a specific issue with a close acquaintance without using typical excuses (e.g., “That should be your responsibility, not mine.”).
30. Encourage and support a close acquaintance when they are humiliated, with practical actions.
31. Make a good first impression on those you hope to befriend or date.
32. Tell a close acquaintance that something they did hurt you.
33. Express to a close acquaintance how much you appreciate and care for them.
34. Accept that a close acquaintance’s perspective may be reasonable when they make you angry, even if you disagree.
35. When a close acquaintance needs to talk (even on topics that don’t interest you), provide them with genuine emotional attention.
36. Attend social events or gatherings with strangers to develop new interpersonal relationships.
37. Tell a close acquaintance something they did upset you.
38. Know how to advance conversations with friends of the opposite sex or acquaintances, making discussions more meaningful and fostering mutual understanding.
39. Do not lose your temper with a close acquaintance (even if justified) to avoid hurting each other.
40. When a close acquaintance needs help and support, provide advice in a manner they are comfortable with.

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