Investigating the Factor Structure and Validity of the Family Empowerment Scale for Parents of Children with Emotional Disturbance in Middle School

Autor/inn/en	Huscroft-D'Angelo, Jacqueline; Duppong Hurley, Kristin; Lambert, Matthew; Trout, Alexandra
Titel	Investigating the Factor Structure and Validity of the Family Empowerment Scale for Parents of Children with Emotional Disturbance in Middle School
Quelle	(2018), (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
DOI	10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.013
Schlagwörter	Factor Structure; Test Validity; Measures (Individuals); Likert Scales; Empowerment; Children; Emotional Disturbances; Middle School Students; Test Reliability; Scores; Individualized Education Programs; Factor Analysis; Correlation; Psychometrics; Goodness of Fit; Caregivers; Parents; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Behavior Problems; Child Behavior; Screening Tests; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenstruktur; Testvalidität; Messdaten; Likert-Skala; Child; Kind; Kinder; Gefühlsstörung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Testreliabilität; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Eltern; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Screening-Verfahren
Abstract	Parent empowerment involves the ability of caregivers to meet the needs of their family while maintaining feelings of control and is particularly important for families of children at-risk. It is necessary to establish reliable and valid tools to measure parent empowerment. The purpose of this study was to examine the internal factor structure, score reliability, and convergent validity of the "FES" scores with caregivers of middle school youth who had an Individualized Education Plan for Emotional Disturbance (ED) or Other Health Impairment (OHI) due to emotional or behavioral needs. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the internal structure the "FES." Score reliability was examined by computing coefficient alpha (Cronbach, 1951) for each subscale score and computing Coefficient omega and coefficient omega hierarchical for good-fitting factor models and bifactor models. Convergent validity was examined by generating composite scores for each subscale, followed by computing Pearson correlations between "FES" subscale scores and scores from the "PAM," "CGSQ" and the "SDQ." Results indicated that the hypothesized three-factor model fit the data adequately. "FES" scores were reliable based on coefficient alpha and omega, and evidence of convergent validity with measures of parent activation, caregiver strain, and child behavior were moderate to strong. The results support the use of the "FES" with parents of middle school youth who have ED and further validate the three factor structure identified in the initial measure development. Practical and clinical implications of these findings include support for the use of the "FES" with this particular group of parents. [This article was published in "Children and Youth Services Review" v86 p14-20 2018.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01