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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Brief Form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) into Japanese

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  • Noelia Lucía Martínez-Rives

    (Department of Psychiatry and Social Psychology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Pilar Martín Chaparro

    (Department of Psychiatry and Social Psychology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Kenichi Asano

    (Division of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan)

  • Jone Aliri Lazcano

    (Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 48940 Leioa, Spain)

  • Olatz Goñi-Balentziaga

    (Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 48940 Leioa, Spain)

  • Yudai Kaneda

    (School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan)

  • Akemi Hara

    (Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan)

  • Yasuhiro Kotera

    (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK)

Abstract

(1) Background: This study aimed to translate and develop a culturally adapted Japanese version of the brief form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) and to evaluate its psychometric properties for Japanese adults. (2) Methods: In the pilot test, we asked five Japanese university students to rate their understanding. Then, a final sample of 428 adults between 18 and 40 years old (45.1%male and 54.0% female) completed the Japanese version of the ICQ-15. To examine the psychometric properties of the ICQ-15, item analyses, confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency analyses, and convergent and divergent validity analysis were performed. (3) Results: Although the items did not follow a normal distribution, most of them showed a good homogeneity index, suggesting good internal consistency between the items. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the five-factor model had acceptable fit indices. Spearman correlations between the ICQ-15 and the Communication Skills Questionnaire (CSQ) supported its convergent validity, while correlations between the ICQ-15 and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) supported its divergent validity. (4) Discussion and conclusions: A Japanese version of the ICQ-15 was developed showing good psychometric properties to be used to assess interpersonal competence in adults. This questionnaire demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency reliability among Japanese adults. A future study will investigate the criterion-related validity and temporal stability of the scale.

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  • Noelia Lucía Martínez-Rives & Pilar Martín Chaparro & Kenichi Asano & Jone Aliri Lazcano & Olatz Goñi-Balentziaga & Yudai Kaneda & Akemi Hara & Yasuhiro Kotera, 2025. "Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Brief Form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) into Japanese," Societies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:15:y:2025:i:7:p:179-:d:1687087
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