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Construct Summary

The authors define rapport as:

“A feeling of mutual understanding and interpersonal connection among individuals developed through interactions” (p. 2)

Rating = 100%

Check?	Guideline Item
✓	Is the construct defined?
✓	Does the final version of the items capture the construct as it has been defined by the authors?
✓	Is the item generation process discussed (e.g., literature review, Delphi method, crowd-sourcing)?
✓	Person to items 10:1 for the initial set of items?
✓	Did they perform an EFA, PCA, Rasch, or similar test to determine the item to factor relationship?
✓	Did they describe how they determined number of factors?
✓	Did they report the full initial set of items?
✓	Did they provide loadings (EFA) or item fits (Rasch) of all items?
✓	Is there a description of the item removal process (e.g., using infit/outfit, factor loading minimum value, or cross-loading values)?
✓	Did they list the final items included in the scale?
✓	Did they include a factor structure test (e.g., second EFA, CFA, DIF, test for unidimensionality when using Rasch, or similar)?
✓	Was a measure of reliability (e.g., Cronbach’s alpha, McDonalds Omega_h or Omega_t, Tarkkonen’s Rho) reported?
✓	Was a test of validity (e.g., predictive, concurrent, convergent, discriminant) reported?

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Final Scale Items (18 total):

Question wording: “Rate how much you think the following was present in the interaction.” A five-point scale was used: Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neither Agree or Disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree.

Connection Warmth
Empathy
Friendliness
Sympathy
Closeness
Positivity
Liking each other
Enthusiasm
Respect
Getting along
Excitement
Connection

Coordination Coordination
Focus
Attentiveness
Smooth flow
Equal participation
Engagement