Measuring Family Support in Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Turkey: A Psychometric Investigation
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| Title: | Measuring Family Support in Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Turkey: A Psychometric Investigation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cristian Zanon (ORCID |
| Source: | Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. 2024 57(4):318-335. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Family Relationship, Social Support Groups, Psychometrics, Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, College Students, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Stress Variables, Mental Health, Cultural Differences, Psychological Needs, Coping, Social Isolation, Aggression, Trust (Psychology), Privacy, Translation, English, Chinese, Turkish |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Turkey |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07481756.2023.2219009 |
| ISSN: | 0748-1756 1947-6302 |
| Abstract: | This study presents a reduced version of the Perception of Family Support Scale (PFSS)--a measure of family support designed for research and clinical purposes--and examine construct validity, invariance, and reliability evidence for scores obtained from the instrument. Data collection occurred in 2019. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with college student samples from Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Turkey (N = 1,256), we identified an oblique three-factor model corresponding to the original scale's internal structure (e.g. affective consistency, family maladaptation, and family autonomy). We also found configural, metric, and scalar invariance, good reliability coefficients, and significant relationships with distress (e.g. depression, anxiety, and stress) across the four studied countries. These results indicate good validity evidence for using the brief version of the PFSS. Applications of the PFSS and implications of the current results are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1443874 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This study presents a reduced version of the Perception of Family Support Scale (PFSS)--a measure of family support designed for research and clinical purposes--and examine construct validity, invariance, and reliability evidence for scores obtained from the instrument. Data collection occurred in 2019. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with college student samples from Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Turkey (N = 1,256), we identified an oblique three-factor model corresponding to the original scale's internal structure (e.g. affective consistency, family maladaptation, and family autonomy). We also found configural, metric, and scalar invariance, good reliability coefficients, and significant relationships with distress (e.g. depression, anxiety, and stress) across the four studied countries. These results indicate good validity evidence for using the brief version of the PFSS. Applications of the PFSS and implications of the current results are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0748-1756 1947-6302 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07481756.2023.2219009 |
