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Assessing Family Outcomes

Psychometric Evaluation of the Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale

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ID2282607
AuthorsLesa Hoffman (0000-0001-8979-6735, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Janet Marquis (University of Kansas), Denise Poston (University of Kansas), Jean Ann Summers (University of Kansas), Ann P Turnbull (University of Kansas), Ann Turnbull
Year2006
Volume68
Issue4
Pages1069-1083
Publication date2006-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00314.x
OpenAlexW2086123223
LanguageEN
Citations received58
References cited21

There is currently a lack of reliable scales with which to assess the construct of family quality of life, particularly for families who have children with disabilities. The current work presents 2 studies, including a total of 488 families with children with disabilities, which were conducted to complete the development of a scale to assess family quality of life. The measure was refined through confirmatory factor analyses into 25 items that assess 5 domains of Family Quality of Life: Family Interaction, Parenting, Emotional Well-Being, Physical/Material Well-Being, and Disability-Related Support. Each subscale was found to be unidimensional and internally consistent. An initial examination of test-retest reliability and convergent validity is also presented. Implications for future research, scale use, and policy are discussed

Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Developmental psychology · Family life · Psychometrics · Quality of life (healthcare · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Structural equation modeling · Test validity · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Clinical Psychology · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research · Family and Disability Support Research · Psychology

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Citations per year3,05
Citation span2007 - 2026 (20)
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