Design and validation of a measurement scale of intergenerational family solidarity
Data de publicació
2017-03ISSN
1972-6325
Resum
This paper aims to develop a multidimensional scale to measure intergenerational family solidarity (IFS) to assess its psychometric properties and to examine the invariance of the instrument across gender. In order to do that, we initially developed a scale with six dimensions. Using the theoretical framework of Bengtson and his colleagues (1991), we measured five out of the six conceptual dimensions of the IFS, together with a new one developed by us and called systematic solidarity. Furthermore, items about partner are introduced in the questionnaire. Using a sample of 201 valid questionnaires, different analyses were conducted to validate the new scale. The definitive scale proposed to measure IFS was composed by four dimensions: normative solidarity and three affectual solidarities (related to parents, partner, and children). Finally, we provide evidences of the consistency of this scale across gender differences.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió acceptada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
33 - Economia
36 - Benestar i problemes socials.Treball social. Ajuda social. Vivenda. Assegurances
Paraules clau
Relacions intergeneracionals
Intergenerational relations
Relaciones intergeneracionales
Solidaritat
Solidarity
Solidaridad
Escales multidimensionals
Multidimensional scaling
Diferències entre sexes
Sex differences
Diferencias entre los sexos
Pàgines
19
Publicat per
Cises Srl
Col·lecció
24; 1
Publicat a
TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology
Citació
Cavallotti, Rita; Grau-Grau, Marc; Marimon Viadiu, Frederic; Gas Aixendri, Montserrat. «Design and validation of a measurement scale of intergenerational family solidarity». Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, vol. 24, núm. 1, p. 107-125. Disponible en: <http://www.tpmap.org/2017-vol-24-no-1-march/>. Fecha de acceso: 21 jun. 2019. https://doi.org/10.4473/TPM23.1.7
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