Misurare la dipendenza affettiva nelle coppie: Caratteristiche psicometriche della versione italiana del Cuestionario de Dependencia Emocional
Paola Coppolino, Massimo Ingrassia, Loredana Benedetto, Eugenio Aguglia
Emotional dependence on a partner can be considered a relevant construct in both the research
field as well as in clinical psychotherapeutic setting. This study aimed to examine the psychometric
properties of the 23-item Cuestionario de Dependencia Emocional (CDE; Lemos & Londoño, 2006)
in an Italian sample of 409 people (50% male) aged 16-65 years (M = 34.06, SD = 14.45).
A confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the six-factor correlated model of the
Cuestionario de Dependencia Emocional. The questionnaire had good psychometric properties and an
excellent internal consistency (α = 0.93). The results revealed interesting gender and age-related
differences. In conclusion, this study suggests that even in the Italian sample the Cuestionario
de Dependencia Emocional is both a reliable and potentially useful instrument for measuring
the construct of emotional dependence on a partner. Limitations and future directions are also
discussed.
Keywords
Italian validation, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Emotional dependence,
Cuestionario de Dependencia Emocional, Romantic relationships.
