Assessing family resilience for African American college students: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale

J Am Coll Health. 2022 May-Jun;70(4):978-983. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1786100. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

Abstract

ObjectivePsychometric properties of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale and its utility for use with African American college students were examined. Participants: Subjects were 440 university students (M age = 21.65, SD = 6.17) who were enrolled during the 2018-2019 academic year and recruited during the fall and spring semesters. Methods: A single-group confirmatory factor analysis was employed to determine the best model for assessing family resilience in an African American college student population. Results: The model fit was poor and could not be respecified due to numerous item cross-loadings. Conclusions: Further research is needed to validate a measure that adequately assesses family resilience for African American students.

Keywords: African American college students; Family Resilience Assessment Scale; confirmatory factor analysis; family resilience.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Black or African American
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Family Health
  • Humans
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Resilience, Psychological*
  • Students*
  • Universities
  • Young Adult