Assessing Validity and Reliability of Muslim Student’ Interpersonal Communication Scale: A Rasch Model Study

Developing a scale of interpersonal communication for Muslim students in Indonesia is very important because of the unique cultural and religious context that these students live in. Effective interpersonal communication is essential to fostering a supportive educational environment, improving peer...

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Main Authors: Dian Ari Widyastuti, Edi Purwanta, Budi Astuti, Rita Eka Izzaty, Moh Farozin, Affero Ismail, Rohmatus Naini
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Published: Institut Agama Islam Ma'arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://journal.iaimnumetrolampung.ac.id/index.php/igcj/article/view/5512
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Rita Eka Izzaty
Moh Farozin
Affero Ismail
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description Developing a scale of interpersonal communication for Muslim students in Indonesia is very important because of the unique cultural and religious context that these students live in. Effective interpersonal communication is essential to fostering a supportive educational environment, improving peer relationships, and improving students' overall well-being. Currently there are no published research findings that specifically discuss measuring interpersonal communication among Muslim students in Indonesia. Therefore, this research aims to develop a valid and reliable Muslim Student Interpersonal Communication Scale (MSICS). MSICS was developed based on five aspects: openness, empathy, supportiveness, positivity, and equality. Content validity was assessed by two psychometric experts, and the results were analyzed using an inter-rater agreement model. Construct validity involved 432 Muslim junior high school students in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia, and the data was analyzed using the Rasch model. The results of the interrater agreement model analysis show that there is agreement between two psychometric experts regarding the acceptability of the statement items in the MSICS. Furthermore, the Rasch model analysis shows that the MSICS appears as a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the level of interpersonal communication among Muslim students in junior high schools in Indonesia with a variance explained by measures value of 26,7% (>20%), which means good enough to describe the measured data, and the reliability value is 0,91, which means very good. The results of this research can be used by counselors or guidance and counseling teachers to use MSICS as an instrument to measure Muslim students' interpersonal communication.
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spelling doaj-art-7e64ab9898c64f9f875df6c899bfbf4c2025-08-20T02:13:15ZengInstitut Agama Islam Ma'arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro LampungIslamic Guidance and Counseling Journal2614-15662025-01-018110.25217/00202585512005014Assessing Validity and Reliability of Muslim Student’ Interpersonal Communication Scale: A Rasch Model StudyDian Ari Widyastuti0Edi Purwanta1Budi Astuti2Rita Eka Izzaty3Moh Farozin4Affero Ismail5Rohmatus Naini6Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, IndonesiaUniversitas Negeri Yogyakarta, IndonesiaUniversitas Negeri Yogyakarta, IndonesiaUniversitas Negeri Yogyakarta, IndonesiaUniversitas Negeri Yogyakarta, IndonesiaUniversiti Tun Hussein Onn, MalaysiaUniversitas Ahmad Dahlan, IndonesiaDeveloping a scale of interpersonal communication for Muslim students in Indonesia is very important because of the unique cultural and religious context that these students live in. Effective interpersonal communication is essential to fostering a supportive educational environment, improving peer relationships, and improving students' overall well-being. Currently there are no published research findings that specifically discuss measuring interpersonal communication among Muslim students in Indonesia. Therefore, this research aims to develop a valid and reliable Muslim Student Interpersonal Communication Scale (MSICS). MSICS was developed based on five aspects: openness, empathy, supportiveness, positivity, and equality. Content validity was assessed by two psychometric experts, and the results were analyzed using an inter-rater agreement model. Construct validity involved 432 Muslim junior high school students in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia, and the data was analyzed using the Rasch model. The results of the interrater agreement model analysis show that there is agreement between two psychometric experts regarding the acceptability of the statement items in the MSICS. Furthermore, the Rasch model analysis shows that the MSICS appears as a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the level of interpersonal communication among Muslim students in junior high schools in Indonesia with a variance explained by measures value of 26,7% (>20%), which means good enough to describe the measured data, and the reliability value is 0,91, which means very good. The results of this research can be used by counselors or guidance and counseling teachers to use MSICS as an instrument to measure Muslim students' interpersonal communication.https://journal.iaimnumetrolampung.ac.id/index.php/igcj/article/view/5512interpersonal communicationmuslim studentpsychological scalepsychometricrasch model
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Assessing Validity and Reliability of Muslim Student’ Interpersonal Communication Scale: A Rasch Model Study
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal
interpersonal communication
muslim student
psychological scale
psychometric
rasch model
title Assessing Validity and Reliability of Muslim Student’ Interpersonal Communication Scale: A Rasch Model Study
title_full Assessing Validity and Reliability of Muslim Student’ Interpersonal Communication Scale: A Rasch Model Study
title_fullStr Assessing Validity and Reliability of Muslim Student’ Interpersonal Communication Scale: A Rasch Model Study
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Validity and Reliability of Muslim Student’ Interpersonal Communication Scale: A Rasch Model Study
title_short Assessing Validity and Reliability of Muslim Student’ Interpersonal Communication Scale: A Rasch Model Study
title_sort assessing validity and reliability of muslim student interpersonal communication scale a rasch model study
topic interpersonal communication
muslim student
psychological scale
psychometric
rasch model
url https://journal.iaimnumetrolampung.ac.id/index.php/igcj/article/view/5512
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