Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Romantic Beliefs Scale

Guided by the previous finding indicating that romantic beliefs are predictors of vulnerability to romantic scams, the present study developed a Japanese version of the Romantic Belief Scale (RBS) and examined its relationship with commitment to one's romantic partner.A total of 397 university students (190 males, 207 females, aged 18-25) responded to the Japanese version of the RBS.Subsequently, participants who reported being in a heterosexual intimate relationship (N = 297) completed established measures of romantic love (i.e., the Love and Liking Scale and the Love Attitudes Scale) as well as a scale assessing commitment to their partner.Confirmatory factor analysis identified four factors consistent with prior research: "Love Finds a Way," "One and Only," "Idealization,"and "Love at First Sight."These RBS factors were significantly correlated with existing love scales.Moreover, each RBS factor was positively associated with levels of commitment to one's partner.These findings support the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the RBS and suggest its utility in predicting romantic commitment, which may be linked to susceptibility to romance scams.