چکیده (انگلیسی):

The present investigation was aimed to study the psychometric properties of interpersonal dependency
questionnaire and its relationship with social intimacy in Islamic Azad University students of Central Tehran Branch. The
method of investigation was practical in terms of objective and descriptive-correlation in terms of method of data
collection. The population consisted of all students in Islamic Azad University students of Central Tehran Branch in the
academic year of 2012-2013. The statistical sample of the research consisted of 300 individuals, who were chosen using
stage cluster sampling method. The data collection was based on interpersonal dependency questionnaire of Hirschfield
and social intimacy scale of The analysis of data obtained from the implementation of the questionnaire was carried out
through SPSS software in two parts of descriptive (average, mean, variance, standard deviation) and inferential
(Cronbach’s alpha, factor analysis, converting raw scores to T and Z norm scores and Pearson correlation). Using
Cronbach’s alpha method, the reliability of the interpersonal dependency questionnaire for the whole test was 0.732 and
the value for the sub-scales of emotional reliance on others, lack of self-confidence and lack of independency were
0.756, 0.63 and 0.637, respectively. No significant correlation was demonstrated in the study of the relationship of
interpersonal dependency and its sub-scales with social intimacy. Therefore, based on the results, the interpersonal
dependency questionnaire of Hirschfield had good reliability and validity in Iranian case.