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Comparative Study
. 2014 Feb;21(1):67-72.
doi: 10.1177/1073191111425856. Epub 2011 Nov 14.

The brief family relationship scale: a brief measure of the relationship dimension in family functioning

Carlotta Ching Ting Fok  1 , James Allen, David Henry; People Awakening Team
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Comparative Study

The brief family relationship scale: a brief measure of the relationship dimension in family functioning

Carlotta Ching Ting Fok et al. Assessment. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

The Relationship dimension of the Family Environment Scale, which consists of the Cohesion, Expressiveness, and Conflict subscales, measures a person's perception of the quality of his or her family relationship functioning. This study investigates an adaptation of the Relationship dimension of the Family Environment Scale for Alaska Native youth. The authors tested the adapted measure, the Brief Family Relationship Scale, for psychometric properties and internal structure with 284 12- to 18-year-old predominately Yup'ik Eskimo Alaska Native adolescents from rural, remote communities. This non-Western cultural group is hypothesized to display higher levels of collectivism traditionally organized around an extended kinship family structure. Results demonstrate a subset of the adapted items function satisfactorily, a three-response alternative format provided meaningful information, and the subscale's underlying structure is best described through three distinct first-order factors, organized under one higher order factor. Convergent and discriminant validity of the Brief Family Relationship Scale was assessed through correlational analysis.

Keywords: Alaska Native; cohesion; conflict; expressiveness; family climate; family relationships.

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Confirmatory factor analyses comparison between the unidimensional, first-order three orthogonal factor, and second-order three-factor models.
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