Development and Testing of the Family Structure and Family Functions Scale for Parents Providing Adolescent Reproductive Health Based on the Friedman Family Assessment Model

J Nurs Meas. 2018 Aug;26(2):217-236. doi: 10.1891/1061-3749.26.2.217. Epub 2018 Aug 1.

Abstract

Background and purpose: To describe the development and testing of a psychometric of Family Structure and Functions (FSF) that measures parents' ability to provide adolescent reproductive health (ARH).

Methods: A cross-sectional study of Indonesian parents (n = 525). Multifactors FSF-ARH were examined using construct validity (exploratory factor analysis [EFA] and confirmatory factor analysis [CFA]) and content validity (Content Validity Index [CVI]). Internal consistency was explored using Cronbach's α coefficient.

Results: EFA revealed nine factors with 26 items accounting for 61.64% of explained variance and CFA validity testing fit for the construct validity of FSF-ARH. The CVI indicated adequate content validity (0.80-0.10) and acceptable internal consistency (0.70).

Conclusions: FSF-ARH contains valid, reliable, and robust measures although some subscales performed moderate reliability, establishing the purpose for further research.

Keywords: Friedman Family Assessment Model; adolescent reproductive health; confirmatory factor analysis; psychometric properties.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Health*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Family / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Indonesia
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parents / psychology*
  • Practice Patterns, Nurses'
  • Psychometrics*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Reproductive Health*