Objective: To develop a reliable scale on
Jealousy. Methodology: This cross sectional study was
conducted at Department of Psychology,
University of Gujrat. Initially, a pool of 50 items was
generated through intensive literature review and
brain storming sessions. 34 items were selected
after expert's opinion. The scale was administered
on 140 respondents whom were selected
conveniently. Later on, pilot study was carried out
by using 34 items scale which resulted into 23
items after retaining highly correlated items (r ≥.5).
Finally, scale was administered on 250
respondents. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA)
and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were
carried out for structure exploration and
confirmation. The reliability of the scale was
established.
Conclusion: A reliable scale of jealousy was
successfully developed with 12 items with three
subscales and 11 items with no subscale. (Rawal
Med J 202;45:136-139).
