DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALE TO MEASURE THE SATISFACTION LEVEL OF THE ADOLESCENT IN THE FAMILY
Abstract
This article reports the work done on the construction of
an instrument to measure the level of satisfaction of the adolescent with
his family. The theoretical support points to four indicators of satisfaction
with the family: relationship between the parents, relationships between
parents and children, socio-cultural and economic level, and
relationships with siblings. At a first stage, 200 adolescents, ages 14-17,
taking the first year of high-school, listed family behaviors relevant to
these indicators. The most frequent behaviors were written as items of a
first version of the scale, with 94 items. Internal consistency was .96
(alpha) and item-total score correlations varied from .18 to .71. The final
form of the scale consisted of the 64 items with highest reliability
'varying from .33 to .71). The value of alpha for the total scale was .96. Criterion validity was obtained by correlating scores on the scale with
ratings that two psychologists gave to compositions on "My family". The
correlation was .46 (p < .01), which is statistically significant, although
not high in absolute value. The data on reliability summarized above are
quite satisfactory. We may conclude that we have obtained an
instrument which is adequate to its purposes, and that can be useful in
school and clinical practice.
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