Network of Relationships Inventory.
NRI
- What it measures
- Quality of multiple personal relationships (mother, father, sibling, friend, partner, teacher) using a common item set; positive features (companionship, intimacy, affection, reliable alliance, nurturance, support) and negative features (conflict, antagonism, criticism); attachment/caregiving behavioral-systems version
- Length and format
- ~30-33 (varies by version; rated per relationship target). 5-point (little or none to the most) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Multiple languages (used internationally in relationship/development research)
- Normative data
- No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Furman, W., & Buhrmester, D. (1985). Children's perceptions of the personal relationships in their social networks. Developmental Psychology, 21(6), 1016-1024. (https://liberalarts.du.edu/)
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